Definition: In this task, a passage will be given and the goal is to identify an event from the passage. An event is defined as a single word representing something that happened, is happening, or may happen. An event can be factual or hypothetical, positive or negative, certain or uncertain. While most events are based on verbs, an event can also be based on a noun (ex. storm, snow, rainfall) or a copula verb (is, was, been, etc.). The event must not be a pronoun or an adjective. For noun events with multiple words, use the last word in the phrase as event.
Input: Passage: In a letter Wednesday to the Chamber of Deputies, economic affairs minister Hans Wijers said he has reached the "bitter conclusion" that there were "no further prospects" for restoring the Fokker activities. Hence the state is no longer willing to invest, even though it is still prepared to provide technical support for further efforts by Belgian investor Andre Deleye, who said Saturday that he still had some hope of finding some parties to take over Fokker.

said