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06-13-2007, 06:50 PM
The director of the National Competitiveness Council, Andres Van der Horst has urged the United States to fulfill their side of the DR-CAFTA treaty and implement provisions that would allow the country to source apparel for US exports in Mexico and Canada. Van der Horst is taking part in the first Americas Competitiveness Forum that is taking place in Atlanta, Georgia. He made the petition to US Trade Secretary Carlos M Gutierrez at the forum. The petition would enable local free zones to improve their competitiveness. As reported in Diario Libre, Van der Horst said: "We request the revision of the implementation of the textile part of the treaty, because while the DR has fulfilled the requirements of the FTA, the United States has not implemented all the related agreements". High-level government officials from the hemisphere's 33 countries are attending the forum to discuss how best to enhance the region's ability to compete more successfully in the global marketplace.
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