[laughter] , itver you want to say it has been in the works for eight months.t thingso say are on track. teams to getating all the issues on the table. we have identified areas of common ground. they have found areas that need more work. certainly the marquette areas are still larger than the common ground. we now have a clear picture of the whole area. the next phase will be hard. this is where the real negotiations begin. the message tosh our negotiators. they need to stand up here. they may get advice to go even lower. i would like to use my remarks today to go through what that will mean in practice. i would like to remember -- [inaudible] we have a shared goal. forould like to clear paths small, medium, and large companies to do business. to create jobs and growth and respect people's rights as workers. we want to protect health, safety, and the environment. we have tot goal, divide negotiations into three areas. we have work to do on all of them. the market.ea is goods and services. we have to exchange -- >> our average tariff levels may be low, but we ne