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Bilateral deal-making involving governments of West Asia.

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Iraq eyes EU trade deal
14-Jun-2006 Fin24
Iraq’s new government plans to start immediately negotiating a trade and cooperation deal with the European Union, its foreign minister said Monday hailing a "new chapter" in ties with the bloc.
US envoy addresses Qatari businessmen
13-Jun-2006 The Peninsula
The US ambassador to Qatar, Chase Untermeyer, has said he hoped that Qatar follows into the footsteps of its GCC neighbours and concludes a free trade agreement (FTA) with his country.
Talk of FTA problems premature: US official
8-Jun-2006
It is premature to say there are problems between Qatar and the US in the discussions towards a Free Trade Agreement (FTA), US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs C David Welch said yesterday.
Qatar halts trade talks with US
29-Apr-2006 AP
Qatar has frozen bilateral free trade talks with the United States, saying Washington was imposing preconditions that were not in Doha’s interest.
Iran, Cuba sign investment, trade MoU
25-Apr-2006 IRNA
Iran and Cuba also have plans to finalize a preferential trade agreement to boost mutual trade exchange.
Beirut begins implementation of EU Association Agreement
4-Apr-2006 Daily Star
The implementation of the Association Agreement-signed four years ago by the European Union and Lebanon-was announced Monday, and is expected to boost bilateral trade, increase the access of Lebanese exports to Europe, and strengthen institutional and political ties between the two sides.
US cites recommendations regarding FTA with Kuwait
3-Apr-2006 Al Bawaba
An annual reports released by the US Congress on Friday revealed that intellectual property rights remain a sticking point in progress towards a Free Trade Agreement between Kuwait and the US.
Some European countries call for endorsing Association Agreement with Syria
23-Mar-2006 SANA
A source of the Higher Committee Specialized in Following up Issues of Partnership Association between Syria and EU has said that the EU has started to issue positive signals regarding agreement with Syria, particularly that some EU countries consider that there is no excuse for delaying signing the agreement after two years of initialing it.
Saudi Arabia, Switzerland to sign investment protection accord
8-Mar-2006
Saudi Arabia and Switzerland plan to sign an investment protection agreement during the visit of Swiss Minister of Economy Joseph Deiss to the Kingdom on April 1 this year.
Syria, EU hold talks on partnership association pact
1-Mar-2006 Xinhua
Syria and the European Union on Tuesday held talks on means to facilitate the final approval of an association agreement initialled more than a year ago.