Thank you.
To respond to the first part of your question, we made the original commitment to try to do this negotiation as quickly as we could, partly because we've seen a lot of negotiations, including some of our own, that have dragged on for years. And we both wanted to get to a conclusion quickly. We've both been through a number of negotiations, so we know what's involved and at stake.
We also wanted to find that we could have a lot in common when we were at the negotiating table. We've established a very good negotiating atmosphere, which has led us to make some very fast, early progress. The Europeans have characterized it as being about a year ahead of schedule, of where they thought they would be. So we are well ahead. But that's partly because the negotiations, so far, have gone more smoothly than we had thought they would, and we're also trying to do things quickly so that we can maintain the momentum. I should recognize, however, that we have more difficult issues ahead, and those might slow us down somewhat.
In answer to your second question, it is a complex negotiation, with some 22 areas under negotiation. We have important demands in virtually all of those, as does the EU. The EU's most important offensive objectives are clearly in the area of government procurement and intellectual property, as well as a handful of others. The offensive interests that are most important to us tend to be more in the goods area. We want to make sure we can get clean access for goods--whether they are agricultural or fish products or all kinds of industrial products--into the EU market.
Clearly both sides have some sensitivities as well. Both sides have some sensitivities regarding culture. We don't want to have an extensive negotiation on culture. The EU also has some sensitivities in areas where they have taken protection for things, such as genetically modified organisms and biotechnology. These are areas where they feel they have limited room to move. Both countries also have sensitivities in the general area of access for agricultural products, or at least some agricultural products. This will be the subject of discussion further on in the negotiations.