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Bilateral deal-making involving governments of Asia and the Pacific region.

Free trade pact with US is unlikely, Asean official says
23-Jul-2007    
The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations probably will not reach a free trade agreement with the United States, Secretary General Ong Keng Yong said Monday in Singapore.
US downplays trade deal with ASEAN
23-Jul-2007     Philippine Star
The United States is not ruling out a free-trade agreement (FTA) with Southeast Asia but it is too early to discuss the issue, Trade Representative Susan Schwab said in remarks published Monday.
Free trade agreement with EU possible only after Azerbaijan's WTO accession, deputy foreign minister says
18-Jul-2007    
“There are common factors in Azerbaijan's integration into Europe and accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO),” Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmud Mammadguliyev told journalists, APA reports. He said that European Union approves the idea of Azerbaijan's WTO membership.
APRN strategy workshop on FTAs
13-Jul-2007    
The Asia Pacific Research Network (APRN) and AID/WATCH are pleased to invite you to a strategy workshop on the FTAs entitled: “To Oppose FTAs: Making People Matter”, that will take place on September 4-6, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. The Strategy Workshop on the FTAs is an open and public gathering of trade campaigners within the region specifically timed to coincide with the APEC Leaders' Meeting in Sydney.
Goff moots idea of regional free trade deal
10-Jul-2007    
Trade minister Phil Goff has floated the prospect of a regional free trade deal comprising the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Chile, Singapore, Brunei and South Korea.
APEC talks rule out Asia-Pacific free trade push
5-Jul-2007     The Age
A free trade agreement between APEC countries, including manufacturing giant China, appears to be off the table.
Iran to join Cuban-Venezuelan trade agreement
1-Jul-2007     http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1183053079469&pagename=JPost%2FJPA...
Iran plans to join a Latin American initiative designed to counter US-led efforts for free trade in the region, the official Web site of Iran's president office reported on Sunday.
Apec trade ministers to mull ways to harmonise RTAs & FTAs
30-Jun-2007    
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) trade ministers will meet next week to mull ways to standardise rules in regional and free trade pacts so that countries face fewer complications when they are members of several accords.
Asean FTA talks with partners not as expected
30-Jun-2007    
The results of negotiations for Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) between Asean and India, Japan, Australia and New Zealand have not been as expected and areas are still there where consensus have yet to reached.
Philippines says poor APEC members cautious on trade
25-Jun-2007     ABS-CBN
Developing economies within APEC were lukewarm to moves by wealthier members to use the annual forum to hammer out a free-trade area, a senior Philippine diplomat said on Monday.