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...search for common political, social and economic ground. They represent a potential clash of every conceivable kind of interest (except one, since nondemocratic Cuba is excluded), made more acute by the economic uncertainty. And as a carefully stage-managed event designed to cement pan-American solidarity, the Quebec City summit, like its predecessors in Miami and in Santiago in 1998, inevitably raises questions about the hemisphere's ability to rise above national interests to make the Miami dream a reality...
...States (OAS) and Washington's summit coordinator. "We've progressed more in the past five years than the European Community did in 30 years after the war. Let's give ourselves some credit." It's also worth noting that, as in Miami and Santiago, none of the leaders in Quebec City will be wearing military uniforms. Adds Lauredo: "These are summits of civil society, not of dictators." Indeed, in countries like Mexico, Peru and Chile, democracies have been considerably strengthened since 1994. Financial crises that overwhelmed Mexico in 1994 and Brazil in 1999 have been largely overcome. Regional trade...
...final word on a timetable emerged from a meeting of the hemisphere's trade ministers late last week in Buenos Aires. The trade talks are slated to end on Jan. 1, 2005, with the agreement in force by Dec. 31, 2005. In a possible prelude to Quebec, an angry, stone-throwing minority of young people in a crowd of 2,000 anti-FTAA protesters had to be dispersed by tear gas outside the city's Sheraton Hotel on the first night of the ministerial get-together. If anyone is expected to invigorate the trade talks, it is George Bush...
...part of just two," ripostes Zoellick, who adds that pursuing such regional trade agreements as the FTAA could kick-start stalled negotiations for a new global round of tariff reductions. The White House concedes that Bush will not be bringing the crown jewel of fast track to Quebec, but he will be "coming with something," promises a senior official...
...most important result of the Quebec summit will not be embedded in any declaration. The hemisphere's leaders will spend at least eight of their 10 scheduled hours for talks closeted away from the press. Their freewheeling discussions will cover everything on the agenda and more, but they will also serve to forge personal ties and air strongly held views without fear of public reaction. In a word, they will bond. "The main thing we want to achieve is a strong reaffirmation of the hemisphere's collective will," says Marc Lortie, Canada's summit coordinator. More than anything else...