Meanings of described the announcement in English

The Environment Secretary Owen Paterson described the announcement as "absolutely shocking" .

Victoria's chief health officer described the announcement as a "shock and awe" move.

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters described the announcement as opportunism in a bid to get re-elected.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten described the announcement by Mr Abbott on Holden as "woefully inadequate".

Zoe Jiang described the announcement as "heart-breaking" and said it had moved her to tears.

He described the announcement as a "spin driven" exercise.

Ioan Jenkins, development director for Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay described the announcement as "a great step forward."

Deputy Chief Executive Kane Thornton described the announcement as "a Titanic boost for the clean energy industry".

Ireland's opposition Green Party, which had opposed the trip, described the announcement and following cancellation as "erratic".

West Midlands mayor Andy Street described the announcement external-link as a "fantastic Christmas present for our region".

In Tunisia, a labour union described the announcement as a declaration of war and called for a mass protest there.

Clinton has described the announcement -made while the US vice-president ,JoeBiden, was in Israel last week -as insulting.

Yesterday, a spokesman for IDA Ireland described the announcement as "very significant for Cork", adding that the county was "undergoing a boom at the moment".