Geoff: OK,let's begin the meeting with a look at some sales figures. Ashok,(you/want)____Do you want______to start with a look at the Middle East?
Ashok: Sure,well,on the whole we (do)_are doing _________quite well. Despite the political events that(happen)_have happened_____recently in the region sales (hold)_holds_____firm.As you can see from the figures,which I(copy)___have copied___for you here,most of the markets are on target except Jordan.
Ruth: What (happen)_happend_____ in Jordan?
Ashok: Our main distributor a local company called Jordan Independent Trading (go)___went_____out of business in September. As they (be)___were____our only sales channel in Jorda,everything(grind)__has ground(en)____to a halt since then,I'n afraid.
Geoff: But we (look)__have looked_____for a new distribution partner since then and it looks like we (might/find)__might have found ___one already.
Ashok: That's right. You (have)___have_____to trade through a local company in Jordan,so without a distribution partner we can't sell at all.We (curently/negotiate)_are cuRRently negotiating (mada mozes i samo negotiate, ali imas currently)____________ with Independent Trading's main rival,who (be)___is_____now one of the biggest importiers in the country.
Ruth: (you/know)___Mislim da je gramaticki Did you know, ali u govornom ce biti Do you know_________Jordan Independent Trading was going out of business?
Ashok: we (know)__knew___there were problems,of course. But it all (happen)____had happened______ a lot quicker than we expected.
Ruth: What about our stock in Independent's werehouse?
Ashok: jordan isn't really a big market for us so the distributor usually (not/keep)___doesn't keep_____ high stock levels. As for the stock they (have)__had_____we really (not/know)__don't know__________what's going to happen to it.
Geoff: I (not/think)___don't think______that's a big issue really. The important thing is we (already/take)__have already taken____steps to open up a fresh sales channel and as Ashok (say)__said_____ at the start,the rest of the regan (have)__has had____an excelent last twelve months.
Ruth: I (agree)___agree_____I was just wondering what the procedure was in such cases that's all.
Geoff: That's OK. So,thank you Ashok. Shall we move on now to Martina and Latino America?Martina....