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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 will re-negotiate free trade deals
17-Jan-2007     NewsMax.com Wires
The Bush administration said Wednesday it will renegotiate the language covering labor rights in free trade agreements it has reached with Peru, Colombia and Panama, in order to get the deals approved by the new Democratic Congress. The three countries have already been notified.
Ecuador not interested in FTA while Peru expects a ratification soon
17-Jan-2007     FreshPlaza
Correa's government officially announced that Ecuador is not interested at the moment to negotiate a free trade agreement (FTA) with the US.
Ecuador to US: No FTA, no troops here
22-Dec-2006     Prensa Latina
Ecuador will refrain from signing a free trade agreement with the United States and will not renew the agreement for use of Manta Air Base by the US military, confirmed President-Elect Rafael Correa Thursday.
Free trade vs. economic pain in Ecuador
13-Dec-2006     CSM
The country is split over a possible permanent trade deal with the US.
Ecuador rejects US free trade pact
11-Dec-2006     BusinessWeek
Ecuador's President-elect Rafael Correa said Sunday that he will not sign a free trade agreement with the United States. "We don't have a national currency, we have the dollar," he told Radioprogramas. "If as a result of the agreement, Peru and Colombia have a problem in the external sector, they reduce the currency's value and correct the imbalance. Ecuador can't do that and the consequences could be incalculable."
Ecuador's president-elect rules out signing trade pact with US
11-Dec-2006     IHT
Ecuador's President-elect Rafael Correa said Sunday that he will not sign a free trade agreement with the United States but will seek extended trade preferences under an anti-drug agreement.
Democrats urge USTR renegotiate Andean trade pacts
22-Nov-2006    
A group of Democrats urged the Bush administration on Tuesday to renegotiate trade pacts with Peru and Colombia to strengthen their worker protections. The request came in a letter to US Trade Representative Susan Schwab one day before the United States was set to sign the trade deal with Colombia.
Dole Fresh Flowers' cuts hit small Ecuadorean town hard
19-Oct-2006     Miami Herald
In many ways, the flower industry in Ecuador put this small town on the map. Now, just as quickly, it may be erasing it.
Bolivian Government guidelines for a fair trade and cooperation treaty with the US
15-Sep-2006     Movimiento Boliviano por la Soberanía y la Integración solidaria de los pueblos: Contra el TLC y el ALCA
Bolivian Government outlines the principles which it feels are essential for achieving a just trade and cooperation treaty with the US.
House could delay vote on Peru trade bill
7-Sep-2006     Washington Post
Republican leaders in the US House of Representatives will likely delay a vote on a free trade pact with Peru until after the November 7 congressional election, US trade experts said on Wednesday.