Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Minister Fast, we welcome you and your deputy and staff.
Minister, there has been a lot of discussion about the Doha Round, the failure of that multilateral forum, and the challenge of seeking bilateral agreements and arrangements to make up for the impasse at Doha. There are a number of challenges within that. I've heard you speak on it before, on the importance of multilateral trade and rules-based trade. Could you enlarge on where we go with the impasse at the WTO?