Association Quote by Vladimir Putin

But I am sure also that from a political point of view, and from a social point of view the federal link, without infringing…

— Aristide Briand

We're working on accession to the WTO very actively. We still have several countries with which we need to conclude agreements and possibly that…

— Nursultan Nazarbayev

The idea is to have global standards. There is so much travel that if you just had a regional standard, it would probably ultimately…

— Gijs de Vries

There are established processes of consultation between the Government, the parastatals and the trade unions, which have worked in the past. And I don't…

— Thabo Mbeki

Europe must act quickly where it's needed and must, once and for all, let member states handle what is their exclusive domain.

— Francois Hollande

Of course, trade agreements can be beneficial, but of course they need to avoid infringing on certain areas and respect diversity.

— Christine Lagarde

The problem with regional trade agreements is you get picked apart by the first country. Then you negotiate with the second country. You get…

— Wilbur Ross

There is no one trade agreement in the world that has country-specific content. It doesn't exist. Content has to be measured regionally.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

Not one single country in the world is dependent for their trade wholly on WTO guidelines - they aren't 'rules,' because the sanctions for…

— Andrew Adonis, Baron Adonis

Our unique selling point as a country is global, not regional. Our industries have a pitch to the world, rather than simply trade with…

— Crispin Blunt

In the United States, associations are established to promote the public safety, commerce, industry, morality, and religion. There is no end which the human…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

The ability of the countries within the region to cooperate and establish good-neighborly relations ... will be an important criterion for evaluating their prospects…

— Martti Ahtisaari