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HIV victims send SOS to EU, India
14-Oct-2010     Himalayan Times
National Association of People Living with HIV and AIDS in Nepal today urged the European Union and the Indian Embassy to withdraw intellectual property provision in the bilateral EU and India Free Trade Agreement that will undermine the production, registration and worldwide availability of essential generic drugs.
Civil society groups slam EU free trade pacts
14-Oct-2010     Inquirer.net
Civil society groups that gathered in Brussels for the Asia Europe People’s Forum have called for the cancellation of the free trade agreements between the European Union and the developing economies, particularly those with India and South Korea.
ARV AIDS drug is threatened in Indonesia
13-Oct-2010     JOTHI
The Indonesia PLHIV Network voices concerns over the EU-India FTA
National Association of People Living with HIV in Nepal and friends in solidarity against the IPR provisions in the proposed India-EU FTA
13-Oct-2010     NAPN
NAPN and others in Nepal write to the Indian Prime Minister against the India-EU FTA
Costa Rica: Dominican Republic will respect pact “in a nice way or not”
13-Oct-2010     Dominican Today
Central American countries are filing a complaint against Dominican Republic before the World Trade Organization for violating CAFTA
Cabinet gives nod for Indo-Japan free trade pact
13-Oct-2010     Moneycontrol.com
The pact is expected to open up access of Indian pharma companies to the Japanese drugs market. However sensitive farm products like rice have been kept out of the deal.
India closes in on free trade deal with Japan
13-Oct-2010     Reuters
India on Tuesday moved one step closer to signing a free trade agreement with Japan as the Indian cabinet cleared the deal
Negotiations on Vietnam-Russia FTA begin
12-Oct-2010     VOV News
One of reasons that Russia is interested in FTA with Vietnam is that the country can be a strategic partner in helping Russia restore its Asian influence.
Private sector calls on governments for the EU/Mercosur trade agreement
11-Oct-2010     MercoPress
Chambers of Commerce from Europe, Brazil and Uruguay called on their governments to give a new thrust to negotiations for an ambitious cooperation and trade EU/Mercosur agreement.
Korea-US FTA working level talks facing difficulties
11-Oct-2010     Arirang
Officials from both countries met in France last week, but it ended with the US merely suggesting unofficial ideas regarding automobile and beef issues