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Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Latin America, the US and Canada.

last update: May 2012

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Colombia kicks off free trade talks with 3 Central American countries
6-Jun-2006     AP
Colombia, fresh from reaching a free trade agreement with the United States, is now trying to eliminate trade barriers with Central America.
US envoy to Japan calls for economic treaty
25-May-2006     FT
Washington's ambassador to Japan on Wednesday added his voice to those calling for closer economic integration between the world's two biggest economies, though he stopped short of formally proposing talks aimed at the conclusion of a bilateral trade agreement.
Mexico to replace Venezuela in trade pact
22-May-2006     Houston Chronicle
Mexican officials said Monday they will seek a replacement for Venezuela after the South American nation decided to quit the G-3 trade pact.
Venezuela says it will pull out of G-3
22-May-2006     AP
President Hugo Chavez said Sunday Venezuela will pull out of a trade bloc with Colombia and Mexico, its latest move to abandon trade deals with countries that have free-trade pacts with the United States.
Spain seeks agreement with CAN
12-May-2006    
The Andean Community of Nations (CAN) should come to terms first, before pursuing a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU), sources of the Spanish Foreign Ministry reported 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.
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.
Diplomat eyes US/CARICOM trade pact
8-May-2006     Bahamas Journal
A Bahamas diplomat has pointed to a special trade agreement with the United States as the inevitable move for CARICOM nations which are hoping for permission from the World Trade Organization to extend the period for which their goods could be imported into the US duty free.
Caricom, South Korea sign cooperation pact
6-May-2006    
Caricom and the Republic of Korea have identified seven areas of cooperation to be pursued including the promotion, expansion and diversification of trade and investment flows; and the exchange of views and information on measures to facilitate access to their respective markets, Caricom Secretary-General Edwin Carrington said.
El Salvador keen on trade deal with Qatar
1-May-2006     The Peninsula
El Salvador, the world's top coffee producer, is keen to sign a free trade agreement with Qatar.