But with not one key economic issue resolved and no further bargaining sessions planned after a session that lasted more than 10 hours on Thursday, the prospects are looking grimmer by the day.
They come in the wake of the G8 meeting in Japan, at which the leaders of the world's economic heavyweights resolved to halve the death toll of malaria, TB, and HIV by 2010.
Some argue that, amid demanding economic conditions, our resolve to meet environmental commitments should weaken.
New approaches to space conditioning of buildings are required to resolve economic, environmental, and regulatory issues.
Only by radically expanding the scope of markets can we reduce inequality, restore robust economic growth, and resolve political conflicts.
Preserving a single market in finance may also necessitate changing the EU's economic rules to resolve the tension created by cross-border banks operating under national supervision.
Last week, Xi Jinping conducted an inspection tour of Hubei Province and signaled some of the economic reforms and resolve that is likely to come out of the third plenum.
On Saturday, Mr. Hu spoke by telephone with President-elect Barack Obama about a variety of issues, including the global financial crisis and how their countries might cooperate to help resolve economic problems.
We undertake to adopt appropriate policies and measures to increase economic growth and resolve to enhance macroeconomic policy dialogue and cooperation not only to resume growth but also to build a stronger foundation for sustainable growth and broad-based development.
