I would like to say it is the same in Norway when it comes to negotiations like the EFTA's with Canada or other countries. It's the EFTA secretariat and the government's cup of tea, so to say. When you talk about the Doha Round WTO negotiations, for example, then the foreign minister and the minister of agriculture were in the Parliament and gave a statement, and it was of some discussion. Of course, the government has contact with the organizations and the industries that are affected. I think they have a pretty good overview of where the problem is. As parliamentarians, we have very little under way in the process.
On February 6th, 2007. See this statement in context.