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US-Andean countries


In May 2004, the US began negotiations with Colombia, Ecuador and Peru to reach some form of FTA with the three Andean countries -- and later, if US plans worked out, Bolivia as well.

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US House set to vote on extending Andean trade preferences
27-Jun-2007    
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote today on a plan to extend trade preferences for Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia for eight months.
Ecuador pursues trade-preference extension but faces critics in Congress
12-Jun-2007    
Ecuador is furiously lobbying members of Congress to extend trade preferences, set to run out at the end of the month, that are intended to counter narcotics trafficking.
Congress weighs future of Andean trade scheme
2-Jun-2007    
U.S. lawmakers have begun talks on whether to extend a 15-year-old trade preference program for Andean countries while free trade deals with Colombia and Peru remain up in the air, congressional aides said on Wednesday.
Trade future isn't rosy in Ecuador
20-May-2007     Sun Sentinel
Washington might decide this summer not to renew the trade benefits that allow Ecuador to sell roses and other items duty-free to the United States. As many as 250,000 jobs are at risk in Ecuador's flower industry alone.
Ecuador maintains no to free trade with the US
12-May-2007    
The visit of US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte to Ecuador has reconfirmed the government of Rafael Correa's rejection of negotiating a free trade agreement with Washington, reported Prensa Latina.
Congress urged to OK Peru, Colombia FTAs
11-May-2007    
The U.S. State Department's No. 2 official on Thursday expressed hope that free trade agreements with Colombia and Peru will be approved soon by the U.S. Congress.
Ecuador not renewing pact with US
8-May-2007     AP
Ecuador's new leftist president has decided not to renew a bilateral investment treaty with the United States, the country's foreign minister said Monday, just days before a senior US official is due to visit.
Peru, Colombia and Panama lobby for US free-trade pacts
25-Apr-2007     Miami Herald
As crunch time nears, Peru, Colombia and Panama have embarked on a nearly unprecedented lobbying effort to salvage their free-trade agreements with Washington.
Deputy USTR eyes Andean trade deal soon
22-Mar-2007    
The Bush administration hopes to reach a deal with U.S. lawmakers in the next 10 days that would pave the way for approval of free trade pacts with Peru, Colombia and Panama, a top U.S. trade official said on Wednesday.
Correa brings hope to Ecuadorians
24-Jan-2007     Toward Freedom
When Ecuadorians went to the polls on Nov. 26 they collectively said no to neoliberalism as they voted overwhelmingly for maverick candidate Rafael Correa over billionaire banana tycoon Alvaro Noboa.