The atmosphere in Geneva is positive, and I think we should be optimistic. Not everything can be agreed before we go to Seattle. Ministers will have to provide leadership. But we must offer a solid basis from which to work, and that is what I hope we shall achieve in the next few days. We are not there yet.
Ambassadors can only go as far as their instructions from capitals.
Again I call for more flexibility, sensitivity and vision from capitals. The world will be watching us at Seattle. It is still possible that through stubborn neglect of mutual interests, and a refusal to accommodate divergent needs, we could fail to agree in Seattle, or worse, agree to fail. Think of the gift we would be handing our critics. That's the equivalent of celebrating Europe NOT enlarging.