Agriculture blocks Colombia-US FTA
Agriculture Blocks Colombia-US FTA
Bogota, Feb 3 2006 (Prensa Latina) Disagreements on issues like agriculture are forcing the Colombian government on Friday to delay the possible signing of the free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States, scheduled for this weekend.
From Washington, where the 14th negotiation round for that agreement is developing, Colombian Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism Jorge Humberto Botero announced deferral of discussions until February 14.
The Colombian government ruled out its intention to conclude the talks for that agreement this weekend at the latest.
Botero said he would prefer the government and the private sector to make an extraordinary effort to have quality negotiations.
