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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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Ecuador to formally request date to resume US FTA talks
19-Apr-2006     MarketWatch
The Ecuadorean government plans to send a formal request this week to the U.S. government to resume free trade talks between the two nations, the country's top trade negotiator said Tuesday.
Ecuador may clinch FTA
18-Apr-2006    
The Ecuadorian government insisted Tuesday on having the last Free Trade Agreement (FTA) round of negotiations with the US and is readying a formal request from Washington.
Oil law may hit Ecuador-US deal
17-Apr-2006     FT
New legislation designed to increase the state's share of windfall oil revenues by some $600m a year is set to derail Ecuador's plans to negotiate a trade deal with the US, according to government officials.
Ecuador launches efforts to renew FTA negotiations with US
16-Apr-2006     Xinhua
The Ecuadorian government hopes to have the next round of FTA negotiations on May 8 in Washington -- if it manages to pass an amendment bill to the Hydrocarbons Law. But the legislation is being staunchly opposed by private oil firms.
First death in Ecuador FTA riots
8-Apr-2006     Prensa Latina
The violent police repression against Ecuadorian demonstrators protesting the free trade agreement with the US has claimed its first life, university students denounced Friday.
Venezuela accuses US of undermining unity of Andean Community
6-Apr-2006     Xinhua
Venezuela has accused the United States of attempting to undermine the unity of the five-nation Andean Community in the way of free trade deals.
Ecuador writer takes trade protest to city walls
6-Apr-2006     Reuters
With can of spray paint in hand, Ecuadorean author Alex Ron has turned his writing talent loose on the walls of Quito to vent his anger about a pending U.S. free-trade pact that has sparked weeks of Indian protests.
Ecuador, US delay free trade talks in Washington
4-Apr-2006     Reuters
Ecuador and the United States decided to suspend free trade negotiations until late April after a deadlock in talks, the Ecuadorean president's spokesman said on Monday.
Ecuador: People want referendum on FTA
2-Apr-2006     Prensa Latina
The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) has demanded the government Sunday to suspend the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks with the US and hold a referendum on that deal.
President Chávez is not the problem with CAN, but FTA's
30-Mar-2006    
Rather than any remarks made by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, the problem of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) is the execution of Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with the United States, Foreign Vice-Minister Pavel Rondón told state TV channel Venezolana de Televisión during an interview.