“I'm not sending a minister because I don't expect it to be an effective summit.”
Clare Short
“Unfortunately we should not expect much out of this summit.”
Saeb Erakat
“If they are not able to resolve it before the summit (in September), the issue is not going to die, ... They will have to pursue it and, I hope, resolve it before we all go away for Christmas.”
Kofi Annan
“From what we saw at the summit, Merkel played a constructive role, not only for Poland but over all for Europe. She struck the right note.”
Jan Truszynski
“He is trying to lower expectations ahead of the summit.”
Charles Grant
“this summit, is not about Hugo Chavez.”
Stephen Hadley
“It's not deadlocked, ... We went from a summit which was supposed to bury FTAA to a summit ... in which all 34 countries actually talked in terms of enhanced trade and an FTAA.”
