Celso Amorim, chairman of the talks, said there had been no progress during the Geneva meeting.

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The foreign minister, Celso Amorim, a career diplomat, is a former ambassador to the World Trade Organisation.

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Brazilian foreign minister Celso Amorim said his government is "very satisfied" with the latest decision by the WTO.

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As evidence that this policy has borne fruit, Celso Amorim, the foreign minister, points out that most of Brazil's trade is now with developing countries, thus anticipating Mr Obama's advice that the world should not rely on the United States as consumer of last resort.

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