Roberto Azevedo quotes

We cannot look backwards. What we have to do is raise our heads, look forward, roll up our sleeves and work. (Roberto Azevedo)
Trade liberalization can be contagious, and the opening of markets regionally can spark progress multilaterally as well. View quote
Roberto Azevedo
Each blockage is a blockage. Each impasse is an impasse. You have to find a solution; there is no recipe that fits each one of them. View quote
Roberto Azevedo
I think what helps me is that delegations of all sizes - the small, the medium, the large, the largest - they all have seen me in action. They all have seen me unlocking blockages, unlocking impasses for several years now, and they all know that... I can bring a constructive mood to the table. View quote
Roberto Azevedo
At the WTO, it's never a general surgery. It's always a very specific, clinical, precise surgery - and you can't miss the target. If you miss the target, you kill the patient. It's as simple as that. View quote
Roberto Azevedo