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Japan to hold joint FTA meetings with Australia, Switzerland
27-Oct-2005     Kyodo
Japan will hold its first joint study meetings separately with Switzerland and Australia next week in Tokyo to explore the possibility of concluding bilateral free trade agreements, the government said Wednesday.
Venezuela to revise undertakings with countries signatories of FTA
27-Oct-2005     El Universal
Minister of Integration and Foreign Trade Gustavo Márquez declared Tuesday that in the event that the parties to the Andean Community decide to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United States, Venezuela will have to revise trade arrangements with those nations.
India Inc worried over Govt plan to ink more FTAs
27-Oct-2005     Hindu Business Line
The Government's announcement to initiate free trade agreements (FTAs) with neighbouring economies, including ASEAN and Gulf countries, by 2006 has given Indian industry cause for concern.
Singhing in a new free trade zone
27-Oct-2005     Economic Times
Move over World Trade Organization (WTO), regional trade arrangements are here to rule.
Cumbre de las Américas, Cumbre de los Pueblos y Marcha contra Bush
26-Oct-2005     Rebelión
Del uno al cinco de noviembre la ciudad turística de Mar del Plata vivirá acontecimientos y movilizaciones sin precedentes en su historia. Allí, a cuatrocientos kilómetros de Buenos Aires, se darán cita durante esos días la Cumbre de las Américas, la Cumbre de los Pueblos y la Marcha contra Bush. Las cifras son escalofriantes: decenas de miles de funcionarios argentinos para garantizar la seguridad, dos mil norteamericanos al servicio de la integridad del presidente de Estados Unidos y decenas de miles de manifestantes que se concentrarán para expresar su apoyo al presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez y su repudio al norteamericano George W. Bush
FTA best trade option for Korea, US: Further delay in talks may jeopardize bilateral relationship
26-Oct-2005     Korea Times
An influential official of the US business community says the US could put aside Korea as a trade partner for free trade agreement (FTA) talks if no progress is made to resolve bilateral trade issues in the next six months.
President Chen urges US, Japan to consider FTAs with Taiwan
26-Oct-2005     Asia Pulse
President Chen Shui-bian on Tuesday urged the United States and Japan to consider signing free trade agreements with Taiwan, saying that only by having such agreements in place can the island's economy stand without heavily depending on China and can security and peace in the Asia-Pacific region be maintained.
Pakistan, Indonesia begin free trade talks
26-Oct-2005     Asia Pulse
Pakistan and Indonesia have started talks on a framework agreement for a comprehensive economic partnership.
COMESA, EU differ on economic partnership agreement
26-Oct-2005     People's Daily
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) countries have differed with the European Commission (EC) on the development agenda of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) currently under negotiations.
Pacific countries confident of making deadline for EU trade agreement
26-Oct-2005     AFX
Leaders of Pacific island countries said they were confident of meeting the end-of-2007 deadline for reaching agreement with the European Union on a preferential trade deal despite slow progress in negotiations.