We expect it to be a negotiation based on mutual interest and mutual respect.
Barack Obama: “We expect it to be a negotiation based on mutual interest and mutual respect.”
On the recordApril 13, 2012
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Remarks at the CEO Summit of the Americas and a Question-and-Answer Session in Cartagena
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