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07-12-2007, 03:00 PM
The DR and Canada are slowly moving towards signing a free trade agreement. A meeting took place at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in Ottawa this week where the dates for the four rounds of talks were chosen, with a 5th round of talks possible. The meeting comes after David Emerson, Canadian minister of trade, called for a resuming of the talks in a 7 June speech.
Dominican ambassador Eduardo Tejera said that the process for the trade talks has been set and that topics have been divided into seven groups of discussion covering intellectual property, goods, investment, government procurement and conflict resolution amongst others. Juan Giuliani Cury, trade negotiator at the Ministry of Foreign Relations, said that the agricultural sector will be protected throughout the negotiations process.
The Fernandez administration recently appointed former Central Electoral Board (JCE) president, Luis Arias to replace ambassador Tejera in Canada.
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Dominican ambassador Eduardo Tejera said that the process for the trade talks has been set and that topics have been divided into seven groups of discussion covering intellectual property, goods, investment, government procurement and conflict resolution amongst others. Juan Giuliani Cury, trade negotiator at the Ministry of Foreign Relations, said that the agricultural sector will be protected throughout the negotiations process.
The Fernandez administration recently appointed former Central Electoral Board (JCE) president, Luis Arias to replace ambassador Tejera in Canada.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#3)