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07-30-2007, 04:30 PM
Juan Guiliani, deputy minister in charge of trade negotiations at the Ministry of Foreign Relations, has told Diario Libre that negotiations leading to a free trade agreement with Canada are due to begin this coming October. The talks could continue through May or June 2008. The first round, which is set to start in Santo Domingo on 22 October, will continue through 26 October. A second round is planned for Ottawa, from 10-14 December. A third meeting is planned for the third week of February 2008 in Santo Domingo. Dates have not been fixed for the fourth and expected final round. This could take place between April and June, said Guiliani. Canada-DR trade is at US$600 million per year, and Canadian investments in the DR are worth an estimated US$1.8 billion.
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