협상 직후 캐서린 애슈턴 유럽연합(EU) 외교안보 고위대표는 "양측의 의견 차이를 좁히려면 상당한 작업이 필요할 것"이라고 밝혔다.
"It will take considerable work to close the differences of opinion between the two sides," said Catherine Ashton, the European Union's senior foreign affairs and security representative, shortly after the negotiations.