They involved much more than just the advantages and drawbacks of the trade accord.

Such companies should profit from the global trade accord and the European economic recovery, he said.

With the trade accord's future in doubt, some plans were on hold here before the vote.

Overall, a trade accord could add hundreds of billions to the world economy.

In some ways, the trade accord is already serving as a spur to deal with travel problems.

The companies have known that since 1994, when the trade accord took effect.

Both men insist that the trade accord does not affect the issue one way or the other.

On the trade accord, he did, and that question won't be asked much for a while.

"Not just any free trade accord will work," he said.

"A free trade accord cannot be the sole road in a single direction," he said.