DR needs agreement with Caricom

[NewsWhore]

The Dominican Republic must come to a consensus with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in order to proceed towards an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU). Juan Giulliani, head of negotiations at the Foreign Ministry, explains that the EU has offered a detailed list of goods that can enter the entire region without tariffs. The list of excluded items could be considered flexible, but the Caribbean nations are arguing about the items on the list. The agreement should be fully negotiated by September, for it to be implemented in January 2008 as scheduled. Prolonged negotiations and standstills could push the date back an undetermined amount of time.

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