So said Karel de Gucht, the Belgian foreign minister, who visited Congo last week.
He met Monday with Belgian Foreign Minister Karel de Gucht, whose country holds the presidency of the U.N.
At last Friday's meeting, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht reportedly also called for Europe to open ties with Hamas.
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Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht said the Commission was committed to a new target of halting biodiversity loss by 2020.
"This is a landmark agreement and a benchmark for what we want to achieve with other key trading partners, " said EU trade commissioner Karel De Gucht.
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One reason the proposal got past the commission was an unholy alliance between Michel Barnier, the French single-market commissioner, and Karel De Gucht, the Belgian trade commissioner.
Speaking at a press conference in Brussels, Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said the EU and the U.S. would strive to open negotiations by the end of June.
In a statement Tuesday evening, the EU's trade commissioner, Karel De Gucht, and the bloc's foreign-policy chief, Catherine Ashton, said they were "very concerned" about labor conditions in Bangladesh.
The idea was discussed following the formation of a working group in 2011, and the formal talks may begin in the summer, EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht said.
The Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht admitted the laws covered complex issues, and said it was a "remarkable achievement" for the Parliament and member states to have finally reached agreement.
Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht said it was the "largest economic partnership in the world" and told MEPs that both partners were working to resist protectionism "at home and abroad".
Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht insisted the agreement would also support democracy and the rule of law in Central American countries and would "radically upgrade" relations between the EU and Latin America.
Michael Silver, CEO of rare earth processor American Elements, told Reuters that the ruling "confirms the existence of the two-tiered price structure that has caused so much concern, " with EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht adding that the decision should force China to remove restrictions on both the aforementioned raw materials and rare earths, alike.
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