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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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Andean trade pact: anything but popular
13-Oct-2005     anarkismo.net
Tens of thousands are in the streets of the main cities of Colombia today protesting a proposed free trade pact with the United States and accusing President Alvaro Uribe of selling out the country.
Ecuador says will stand firm on intellectual property issue in free trade talks
5-Oct-2005     Angola Press
Ecuador will stick to its position with regard to the delicate issue of intellectual property in the new round of free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with the United States, Colombia and Peru, Ecuadorian chief negotiator Manuel Chiriboga said on Monday.
Disagreement over data protection holding up US-Andean FTA
30-Sep-2005     BRIDGES
Ecuador's opposition to US demands on access to test data for clinical drug trials has emerged as a primary obstacle in the ongoing free trade agreement (FTA) talks between the US and a group of three Andean countries.
US congressional report on trade mission to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
28-Sep-2005     Ways and Means Committee
On July 3-9, 2005, a bipartisan delegation of Members of the Committee on Ways and Means of the US House of Representatives traveled to Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru regarding the ongoing negotiations for a free trade agreement with the countries and to discuss investment and security issues in the region.
Colombian unions worried about free trade with the US
24-Sep-2005     Prensa Latina
Colombia and Peru say 85 percent of the FTA is already negotiated, but representatives from Andean agricultural unions say the other 15 percent is more important. The US ultimatum states the FTA should be signed at the latest on November 20.
Peruvian farmers say the government allows dishonest FTA
24-Sep-2005     Prensa Latina
Peruvian National Farming Convention (COVENAGRO) chair Luis Zuñiga asserted that his government does not provide protection alternatives to the sector's workers, faced with an eventual Free Trade Agreement with the United States.
Colombia: US-Andean free trade talks could wrap up by Nov
24-Sep-2005     DowJones News
Colombia's government on Friday praised the latest round of talks on establishing a free trade area that would also include the US, Ecuador and Peru, saying a final deal could be reached by November.
Andean FTA opposed by sugar interests
24-Sep-2005     Brownfield
Speculation is that negotiations for a US-Andean FTA are nearing completion. House Ag Committee ranking member Collin Peterson of Minnesota says Administration officials may be making similar mistakes to those made in CAFTA.
EIU: Andean FTA talks near conclusion
23-Sep-2005     EIU ViewsWire
An Economist Intelligence Unit briefing paper
Colombians march against US Free Trade Agreement
23-Sep-2005     Prensa Latina
As the governments of Ecuador, Peru and Colombia negotiate in Cartagena the signing of a Free Trade Agreement with the US on Thursday, some 15,000 Colombians rally their rejection of the deal.