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Japan, Indonesia agree to accelerate FTA negotiations
25-Jan-2006     Kyodo
Japan and Indonesia agreed Wednesday to accelerate ongoing bilateral talks aimed at sealing a free trade accord, with the goal of striking a basic accord by mid-2006 at earliest, a Japanese official said.
Colombia trade benefits seen at risk without US deal
25-Jan-2006     Reuters
US Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley warned that agricultural market access terms of the Colombia agreement must be at least as good as the CAFTA. If Colombia can't agree to those terms, "there's really not much point in continuing negotiations" a Committee aide said.
Ecuador-Colomb-US resume FTA talks
25-Jan-2006     Prensa Latina
Ecuador, along with Colombia, is reopening Wednesday in Washington joint negotiation over the copyright issue in the Free Trade Agreement with the US, despite growing refusal in Quito.
Uganda urged to sign free trade pacts with neighbors
25-Jan-2006    
Uganda has been urged to sign free trade agreements with Rwanda and Burundi in order to waive customs duties.
New Thai-US FTA chief negotiator to be appointed within January
25-Jan-2006    
A new head of the Thai negotiating team for the proposed Thai-United States Free Trade Area (FTA) agreement is expected to be appointed within this month, Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said Wednesday.
US drops sanctions threat on Pakistan over piracy
25-Jan-2006     Khaleej Times
The United States has dropped a threat to cut off trade benefits for Pakistan because of steps that country has made to crack down on the piracy of US music, movies and software, the US Trade Representative's office said on Tuesday.
US trade talks exclusion 'no slap in face'
24-Jan-2006    
New Zealand's exclusion from a small list of countries the United States hopes to initiate free trade talks with this year is no surprise, the Government says.
China FTA talks near next phase: Vaile
24-Jan-2006    
Australia and China are ready to progress to the next stage of talks on a possible free trade agreement, the federal government says.
Indian president makes first-ever state visit to Korea
24-Jan-2006    
Indian President Abdul Kalam will make a four-day visit to Korea from Feb. 6 through 9 for a summit with Korean President Roh Moo-hyun.
Food-safety dispute stalls trade agreement
24-Jan-2006    
The U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement that was supposed to take effect Jan. 1 is being held up by the U.S. because some of the countries involved have yet to recognize U.S. meat-inspection procedures as valid.