Neena Moorjani Quotations

We're adjourning the negotiations for Thanksgiving and for consultations with Congress and industry,

No date has been scheduled for continuation of talks with Ecuador. A number of difficult issues remain in the U.S.-Ecuador free trade negotiations, particularly but not exclusively in the area of agriculture.

Ontario's announcement complicates our efforts to reach a long-term negotiated solution to the softwood lumber dispute.

Certainly, it would be helpful to have someone else like him -- outside of Congress -- working on the issue,

If a country chooses not to ratify Cafta and open its markets to U.S. goods and services, it should not automatically assume that Congress would continue to provide it preferential one-way access into the U.S. market.

Given the nature of the agreement and ongoing litigation, it will ultimately be up to our respective industries to decide if they want to embrace a solid market-based agreement.

Our teams continue to work through remaining issues. We still have some outstanding issues, but we are hopeful those areas can be resolved.

We've made a lot of progress. We hope we can reach a deal.

Today's announcement of a new subsidy package for Ontario lumber producers is disappointing.

We are working toward prompt ratification of CAFTA. At the same time, the implementation process should not be rushed, so that the benefits to farmers, workers, businesses and consumers of the United States and its CAFTA partners are not jeopardized.

We are working toward prompt ratification of CAFTA.

Under this plan, the UK government would commit to provide launch aid sometime in September, but would not formally disburse the funds immediately. The U.S. position has not changed. We are committed to eliminating launch aid along with any other WTO-inconsistent subsidies.

Enforcement of labor rights in the Andean countries is a vitally important issue and was emphasized throughout the negotiations with the Andean countries. Both Peru and Columbia are committed to enforcing and improving the rule of law in general, and adherence to international labor standards in particular.

The responsibility at this point rests squarely with the member states of the European Union and their ability to come forward with a proposal that is meaningful and credible.

There's no profit whatsoever from making pennies, though the U.S. Mint will probably disagree.

The United States has already announced its intention to comply with the WTO findings.

The United States considers that WTO compliance is critical for the EU in this area.

The United States and China continue to hold discussions on textiles trade in Beijing, ... Negotiating teams from both countries are set to reconvene talks at 8:30 a.m. (Thursday morning) in Beijing.

Our discussion today was at a very general level. We are happy to continue our trade dialogue.

This is not unusual. Just in the past few months, we've postponed rounds with Ecuador three times, Panama twice and Colombia once.

This administration is committed to the region. We're making real progress in bringing opportunity to a region that would benefit from economic growth and political freedom.

The best course of action is to come to a negotiated solution and we look forward to the resumption of talks as soon as possible.

In the past, we have urged the EC (European Commission) to refrain from re-imposing sanctions, and we will continue those efforts.

In order to get an agreement that both sides can successfully implement, we need additional time to prepare for the next round of negotiations.

However, the United States firmly believes that the dispute settlement procedure in the NAFTA ... complies with the Constitution.

The FTA will not increase the price of generic or innovative drugs.

The court decision is over 100 pages and we are reviewing it closely.