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Beans for Lima: Activists are fighting a new agreement between the US and Peru
12-May-2006     Grist Magazine
What are the environmental impacts of the Peruvian-US free-trade agreement?
Guatemala anti-FTA vigil grows
12-May-2006     Prensa Latina
More popular organizations have joined the on-going vigil in front of the Guatemalan Constitutional Court, where a bill against the free trade agreement with the US is being discussed Thursday.
Morales urges Latin American countries to kill FTA with US
12-May-2006     Xinhua
Bolivia's President Evo Morales on Thursday urged Colombia, Peru and Ecuador to kill their free trade agreements with the United States, so as to keep the Andean Community alive. Meanwhile, Peru's President Alejandro Toledo said the Andean Community would now seek to launch trade talks with the EU, with or without Venezuela and Bolivia.
FTA summary to be reported to National Assembly next week
12-May-2006     Korea Times
A summary of the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is expected to be presented by the Ministry of Finance and Economy to the National Assembly next week, while an exchange of agreement drafts with the US is expected on May 19.
Japan agrees to non-quota deployment of nurses--RP exec
11-May-2006     INQ7
Discussions on the labor component of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) finally moved forward after Japan agreed to a non-quota deployment of Filipino nurses and caregivers, a labor official said.
Morocco, Egypt to strengthen trade ties
11-May-2006     ANDnetwork
Despite a free trade agreement between Morocco and Egypt, entered in force in 1999, trade exchanges remain meager between the two.
Divided Latin America arrives in Vienna summit
11-May-2006     MercoPress
A deeply divided Latin America, in the midst of several growing conflicts, meets with the European Union 25 leaders in the framework of the two regions' fourth summit.
Malaysia not bound to finalise FTA with US by 2007
11-May-2006     Bernama
Malaysia's International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz cited the financial sector as one area that Malaysia cannot open up at a faster pace. She noted that it was the US -- not Malaysia -- which made the approach on the FTA.
No date set for next round of UAE-US free trade talks
11-May-2006     Gulf News
The fifth round of free trade negotiations between the UAE and the United States ended in Abu Dhabi yesterday without agreement. The closely guarded negotiations, held amid a virtual media blackout, centred around two core issues: investment and labour laws.
Sonia's letter on FTA: BJP demands PM's resignation
11-May-2006     PTI
Terming as “public humiliation” of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's letter to him on free trade agreements, BJP on Wednesday demanded his resignation and asked government to make public both the letters and the pacts signed so far.