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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04BANGKOK8485 |
U.S.-THAILAND FTA: STATUS AND PROSPECTS [...] (SBU) The November 22 announcement by the Thai lead negotiator that the RTG was seeking a postponement of the December 2004 FTA round was the culmination of several complex crosscurrents within the RTG and Thai society. The ostensible reason for the postponement, the upcoming (February 6) e [...] |
2004-12-16 09:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL TH US FTA |
| 04BOGOTA1280 |
COLOMBIAN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR PREPARATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: During A/S Wayne's January 28-29 trip to Bogota, Colombian government and business leaders expressed strong support for an FTA. They recognized, however, that they have a great deal of homework to do before they are ready to negotiate. Moreover, they expressed concern that na [...] |
2004-02-09 14:17:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR CO FTA |
| 04BOGOTA2020 |
TRADE MINISTER STATES COLOMBIA'S NEW MARKET BASED [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 16, 2004, the Colombian government implemented a new import system that provides tariff reductions for importers that purchase domestic production of corn (both white and yellow), grain sorghum, rice, soybeans and cotton. The new system replaces the restrictive i [...] |
2004-02-27 15:03:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON CO FTA |
| 04BOGOTA4318 |
USG PARTICIPATION IN THE FIRST ROUND OF US-ANDEAN [...] (U) To addressees from Ambassador William B. Wood. 2. (SBU) Colombia,s Minister of Commerce and the GOC,s lead FTA negotiator have approached post to request that the USG send as complete a delegation as possible to the upcoming FTA talks in Bogota, May 18-19. Both officials stressed the p [...] |
2004-04-28 21:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD SENV ECON CO KLAB FTA |
| 04BOGOTA4326 |
ANDEAN FTA ANALYSIS: AGRICULTURE SECTOR IN COLOMBIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Agriculture will probably be one of Colombia's most sensitive sectors in the FTA negotiations, due to its historical role and the sector's high level of government intervention. The U.S. has comparative advantage in the products most protected by Colombia, particularly wheat, cor [...] |
2004-04-29 14:54:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAGR ECON ETRD CO FTA |
| 04BOGOTA4328 |
ANDEAN FTA ANALYSIS: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Intellectual property rights (IPR) in Colombia are largely governed by Andean Community decisions, which are interpreted by GOC law. The latter complies with the WTO, though in key areas Colombian protection is weaker than TRIPS protections. Enforcement of IPR law is the princi [...] |
2004-04-29 15:10:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD CO FTA |
| 04BOGOTA4475 |
INSURANCE ISSUES IN FTA NEGOTIATIONS WITH COLOMBIA [...] Following is post's response to REFTEL request for information on Colombia's insurance sector in preparation for FTA negotiations which begin on May 17. 2. Begin Questions and Answers: Q: Has the country engaged in any treaties in which they grant insurance-sector preferences to another [...] |
2004-05-03 18:09:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP ETRD CO FTA |
| 04BOGOTA4476 |
COLOMBIA HOPES TO INCREASE EXPORTS VIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: A liberalization trade agreement between trading blocks Mercosur and the Community of Andean Nations (CAN) will go into effect July 1. The deal gives Colombia increased market access to 216 million consumers in Mercosur countries. Key agricultural goods will receive 15 years of [...] |
2004-05-03 18:42:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD CO FTA |
| 04BOGOTA4534 |
ANDEAN FTA ANALYSIS: CUSTOMS ISSUES IN COLOMBIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite previous reforms to Colombia's customs administration, more modernization is needed to fully support trade under an FTA. The customs bureaucracy itself hampers trade, lacking specialized staff and equipment, and suffering from high management turnover. Pilferage in customs [...] |
2004-05-04 20:26:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD CO FTA |
| 04BOGOTA4709 |
ANDEAN FTA ANALYSIS: FINANCIAL SERVICES ISSUES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Colombia's financial services sector is distinguished by a regulatory framework that restricts multi-banking and seeks to control money laundering and capital flight. International financial services firms are restricted to those with a subsidiary in the country, and use of forei [...] |
2004-05-10 14:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD EFIN CO FTA |
| 04BOGOTA4839 |
ANDEAN FTA ANALYSIS: TELECOMS AND NON-FINANCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Telecoms and other non-financial services account for 59 percent of Colombia's GDP. Despite two waves of liberalization, regulatory barriers still protect state-owned service providers from private and foreign firms. Barriers to foreign providers of professional services are fa [...] |
2004-05-11 22:56:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETRD CO FTA |
| 04QUITO3260 |
ECUADOR SPLIT ON SUPPORT OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENT [...] Summary. A public opinion poll sponsored by USAID shows that about half of the Ecuadorian public has heard about the FTA and about half of the public (both informed and uninformed) supports it. Not surprisingly, solid majorities believe that the FTA will benefit the U.S. far more than Ecuado [...] |
2004-12-20 20:52:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECIN ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EC FTA |
| 05ABUDHABI1438 |
US/UAE FTA FIRST ROUND [...] (C) Summary: The United States and the UAE held the first round of Free Trade Agreement negotiations in Abu Dhabi, March 8-10. UAEG leaders are enthusiastic about the prospect of an FTA with the United States. After a somewhat slow start the negotiators made significant progress, concluding [...] |
2005-04-02 02:18:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ELAB ECON PREL USTR TC FTA |
| 05ABUDHABI1951 |
UAEG PREPARATIONS FOR ROUND TWO OF FTA TALKS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador and EconChief discussed FTA round two with lead UAE negotiator, MinEcon Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi and MinFin FTA coordinator Khalid Al-Bustani on May 1. Sheikha Lubna confirmed the UAEG's commitment to a successful second round, although she predicted that the complexity o [...] |
2005-05-03 13:26:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EFIN TC FTA |
| 05ABUDHABI2528 |
CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS SEE UAE INTEREST IN FTA [...] (SBU) Summary: A group of eight House and Senate staffers visited the UAE from May 28 to June 1 at the invitation of the UAEG to discuss FTA issues. UAEG interlocutors stressed the close relationship between the U.S. and the UAE and their interest in a mutually beneficial FTA. Information Min [...] |
2005-06-07 09:42:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON ELAB OVIP OREP TC FTA |
| 05ABUDHABI2543 |
AUSTRALIANS GENERALLY SATISFIED WITH FTA [...] (C) Summary: On June 7, lead Australian negotiator Stephan Deady told Ambassador that he was "quite pleased" with the results of the second round of FTA negotiations, although the talks are still in a very preliminary stage. The Australians plan to move the agreement forward, but are not going [...] |
2005-06-08 09:08:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL AS TC FTA |
| 05ABUDHABI2704 |
UAE PROGRESS ON FTA ISSUES -- SLOW BUT STEADY [...] (C) Summary: The UAE continues to make slow, but steady progress on outstanding Free Trade Agreement issues in advance of the proposed June 27 or 28 DVC between the lead negotiators. We have noticed an up tick in UAE preparations as the date of the DVC draws near. For that reason, Embassy su [...] |
2005-06-15 11:04:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EFIN AS CH TC FTA |
| 05BANGKOK1072 |
AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON FINANCE MINISTER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. On February 3, the Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Finance Somkid Jatusripitak. The Ambassador discussed the ongoing Thai-US FTA negotiations, and stressed the need to work together to ensure the talk [...] |
2005-02-10 07:41:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PREL TH US FTA |
| 05BANGKOK1169 |
THAILAND: THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PM [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra at Government House on February 14, 2005. Although this meeting was billed as an official "courtesy call," the Ambassador had met with Thaksin several times since his arrival January 2 with the many high-level visits for the tsunami [...] |
2005-02-15 11:40:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON TH TRT US FTA POL MIL |
| 05BANGKOK1933 |
AMBASSADOR CALLS ON FORMER PRIME MINISTER CHUAN [...] (C) Summary: During a March 8 meeting with the Ambassador, former Prime Minister and Democrat Party (DP) leader Chuan Leekpai said that Prime Minister Thaksin did not understand the problems in southern Thailand and indeed his policies were exacerbating the situation. Chuan feared that if [...] |
2005-03-16 10:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TH BURMA US FTA |
| 05BANGKOK2087 |
THAILAND: AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW DEMOCRAT PARTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 21 the Ambassador met with newly installed Democrat Party (DP) leader Aphisit Wetchachiwa. Aphisit spoke candidly about mistakes made by the DP during the election and discussed how he hoped to form the party into an effective opposition to Prime Minister Thaksin's [...] |
2005-03-23 09:16:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TH US FTA BIO |
| 05BANGKOK2219 |
THE THAKSINIZATION OF THAILAND -- IMPRESSIONS [...] (C) After six and a half years away and three months back, this seems as good a time as any to review the landscape in Thaksin Shinawatra,s Thailand. For starters, there is the towering figure of the Prime Minister himself. Dominating the scene as no previous civilian leader has ever done, T [...] |
2005-03-29 23:51:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON TH US FTA |
| 05BANGKOK5271 |
AMBASSADOR'S FTA MEETING WITH DEPUTY PM [...] (SBU) On August 16, Ambassador Boyce called on Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Somkid Jatusripitak to express USG concerns about the slow pace of FTA negotiations, explain that an FTA with the U.S. must be a single undertaking (the Thai-Japan FTA model is not an option for us), the [...] |
2005-08-17 03:45:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN TH US FTA |
| 05BANGKOK6101 |
AMBASSADOR RAISES KANTATHI'S COMMENTS TO PRESS ON [...] (C) During a September 23 call on MFA Permanent Secretary Krit Garjana-Goonchorn, the Ambassador pointed out that Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon's reported September 20 comments to the press on FTA and Burma appeared to be at odds with what was discussed on these issues between the P [...] |
2005-09-23 10:46:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL BM TH BURMA US FTA |
| 05BOGOTA11615 |
COLOMBIA'S REACTION TO U.S.-PERU FTA [...] Summary: GOC policy makers are putting a positive public spin on Peru's decision to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S. on December 7. With the Peru agreement, Colombia now has a clear understanding of the way forward to completion of its own FTA. Critics are suggesting the GOC [...] |
2005-12-14 21:00:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON CO FTA |
| 05BOGOTA1929 |
GOC FIRES LEAD IPR NEGOTIATOR FOR THE FTA [...] (SBU) On February 24 Commerce Minister Botero and FTA chief negotiator Gomez announced that the GOC removed Colombia's lead intellectual property negotiator, Luis Angel Madrid. Javier Gamboa, Madrid's deputy, will now lead the Colombian IP team. Botero and Gomez fired Madrid after findin [...] |
2005-03-01 20:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR CO FTA |
| 05BOGOTA224 |
TELECOMMUNICATIONS, THE FTA, AND THE NEED FOR [...] (C) Summary. While the telecommunications chapter in the Andean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) should conclude at the next round, Colombia will be unable to fully enjoy the benefits of the chapter without either privatization or joint ventures as well as more autonomy for the Colombian Regulator [...] |
2005-01-07 21:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS CO FTA |
| 05BOGOTA2367 |
COLOMBIAN TRADE MINISTER DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS IN [...] (C) Summary. During a March 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Trade Minister Botero and FTA chief negotiator Gomez emphasized the GOC's need to close FTA negotiations by June and the commitment of the Colombian negotiating team to do so. Botero and Gomez also expressed their desire to advance [...] |
2005-03-11 19:07:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EAGR ECPS EINV KIPR CO FTA |
| 05BOGOTA5217 |
THE FTA AGRICULTURAL NEGOTIATIONS AT THE CROSSROADS [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOC is now facing increasing opposition from the agricultural sector for the FTA as it becomes clearer that the agreement will negatively affect the interests of some groups. While these groups, interests are being challenged, potential winners are still not clearly iden [...] |
2005-05-31 21:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR CO FTA |
| 05BOGOTA5222 |
AGRICULTURE IN THE FTA RAPIDLY REACHING THE [...] (C) Unwillingness to provide a date for agricultural bilats and to exchange informal agricultural offers have brought the FTA negotiations to a crisis point here. The GOC is seriously considering dropping out of the upcoming Guayaquil FTA round (see septel). I recognize that we may not be [...] |
2005-05-31 22:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR CO FTA |
| 05BOGOTA5223 |
MEDIA REACTION: FREE TRADE [...] Leading editorial in Medellin-based daily El Colombiano (5/31) entitled: "FTA Is A Priority," notes: "The negotiations on a free trade agreement with the U.S. are entering their final phase. We are starting to hear a few voices expressing a lack of enthusiasm due to an unhurried process, as [...] |
2005-05-31 22:35:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PREL SNAR PGOV CO FTA |
| 05BOGOTA6013 |
GOC LAYS GROUNDWORK FOR FURTHER DELAYS IN THE FTA [...] (C) Summary: Colombian Trade Minister Botero is preparing the domestic audience for further delays in the FTA. In public comments, Botero stated that the negotiations were at their darkest and later reversed the GOC,s long-standing public line by stating that he could not guarantee that th [...] |
2005-06-23 22:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR CO FTA |
| 05BOGOTA6521 |
CODEL THOMAS DELIVERS HARD MESSAGE TO COLOMBIANS [...] (SBU) Summary. During his meetings in Bogota, Chairman Thomas delivered a clear message that ATPDEA will not be renewed and that the window for successfully negotiating a U.S.-Andean-FTA was closing rapidly. President Uribe, Agricultural Minister Arias and Trade Minister Botero all argued th [...] |
2005-07-12 17:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR FTA |
| 05BOGOTA8414 |
PRESIDENT URIBE ORDERS FTA NEGOTIATING TEAM TO PUT [...] (C) During a September 7 meeting, Foreign Minister Barco took the initiative to inform the Ambassador that after the September 5 meeting with President Toledo to discuss the US-Andean FTA, President Uribe had ordered the Trade and Agricultural Ministers and the lead FTA negotiator to quote p [...] |
2005-09-07 19:25:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR CO FTA |
| 05BOGOTA8415 |
TOLEDO SUCCESSFULLY PRESSES URIBE TO CLOSE [...] (SBU) Summary: President Uribe and Peruvian President Toledo met in Bogota on September 5 to discuss the future of the FTA. According to the GOC, Toledo told Uribe that his government was willing to conclude the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S. by October and preferred not to do so [...] |
2005-09-07 19:28:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR CO FTA |
| 05BOGOTA9143 |
TEXTILE AND APPAREL STATISTICS AND PROJECTION OF [...] This is post's response to REFTEL request for information on Colombia's textile and apparel employment and production data, and projections of future competitiveness. 2. Textile and apparel production and employment data: 2004 2005 1/ Total [...] |
2005-09-27 13:16:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KTEX FTA |
| 05BOGOTA9785 |
LABOR AND INDIGENOUS PROTESTS AGAINST FTA FIZZLE [...] Summary. Public concerns over FTA negotiations were highlighted as indigenous groups and the major labor unions held anti-FTA protests around the country this week. While most of the demonstrations were peaceful and smaller than predicted, some protesters were injured and one protester died [...] |
2005-10-14 23:29:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PGOV CO FTA |
| 05LIMA1092 |
PERU'S IPR NEGOTIATOR RESIGNS, BUT THEN STAYS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. Infighting between the Ministry of Trade (Mincetur) and Indecopi (Peru's IPR administrative agency) over Peru's intellectual property rights position in the FTA negotiations has become increasingly heated. Following the resignation of Peru's lead IPR negotiator and Indecopi emp [...] |
2005-03-04 17:29:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON PGOV PE FTA |
| 05QUITO2652 |
INDIGENOUS MARCH IN QUITO AGAINST FTA [...] (U) Summary: Approximately 1,000 indigenous from the provinces participated in mobilizations on November 16 and 17 organized by indigenous organization CONAIE against the free trade agreement (FTA) and the US-owned Occidental petroleum company, and in favor of a constituent assembly. Protest [...] |
2005-11-21 16:30:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL ETRD EC FTA |
| 05QUITO2841 |
MEDIA REACTION: ANDEAN FREE TRADE [...] "Peru's Decision on the FTA," an editorial (12/10) in Quito's leading centrist "El Comercio" (circ. 70,000) Quote: " . . . let's hope that Peru's decision and the upcoming Colombian one serve as an alert as to the huge risk [involved] in being left on the margins of neighbors that accept [...] |
2005-12-14 19:39:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC FTA |
| 05QUITO2852 |
ECUADOR 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT DRAFT [...] No summary [...] |
2005-12-15 16:01:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN EINV EAGR EC FTA |
| 05QUITO2938 |
MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ON FTA, EU BANANA TARIFF [...] SUMMARY: In a December 15 courtesy call on Minister of Agriculture Pablo Rizzo, Ambassador Jewell stressed that Ecuador would need to improve its agricultural proposals in the FTA negotiations. Rizzo stated that Ecuador wants to sign an FTA with the United States but is still looking for excep [...] |
2005-12-27 16:25:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON EAID EC FTA |
| 05QUITO385 |
GOE FTA TEAM GETS USG MESSAGE ON LABOR REFORM, [...] (SBU) Summary: Trade Minister Ivonne Baki expressed newfound GOE commitment to ILO-consistent labor reform to the Ambassador after returning from the recent Cartagena FTA round. In subsequent meetings with the GOE's negotiators, we were encouraged by the GOE's willingness to explore reform [...] |
2005-02-16 20:44:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV EC FTA |
| 06ABUDHABI452 |
MOVING THE FTA FORWARD-- NATURAL RESOURCES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) The issue of ownership of natural resources is one of the biggest stumbling blocks to moving FTA negotiations with the UAE forward. Senior UAE officials, including Abu Dhabi Ruling Family Member, Sheikh Abdullah, have stressed t [...] |
2006-02-08 13:32:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EPET AE FTA |
| 06ABUDHABI72 |
UAE TALKS FTA WITH A/S WAYNE [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business Affairs Tony Wayne, Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed, and Ambassador Sison met Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan, Minister of Information and Abu Dhabi ruling family member in Dubai January 6. They discussed the Free Trade Agreement negoti [...] |
2006-01-08 08:25:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EFIN AE FTA |
| 06BANGKOK1170 |
THAI PM APPROVES "INTERIM" RESUMPTION OF [...] (SBU) Summary. MFA informed the Ambassador that Thai PM Thaksin has agreed to resume AER-covered services investments in exchange for US willingness to renegotiate the language in the proposed State/MFA exchange of letters. The renegotiation aims to provide the RTG with greater "legal comf [...] |
2006-02-27 09:09:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD TH US FTA |
| 06BANGKOK1176 |
SENATOR FEINGOLD'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 20, Senator Russell Feingold (D-WI) accompanied by Ambassador Boyce called on Prime Minister Thaksin. Thaksin said the relationship with the U.S., as exemplified by our close cooperation following the December 2004 tsunami, was excellent. The discussion focused on [...] |
2006-02-27 09:34:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TH BURMA HUMAN RIGHTS POL MIL US FTA |
| 06BANGKOK1215 |
SENATOR FEINGOLD'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER KANTATHI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a February 20 meeting with Senator Russell Feingold (D-WI), Thai Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon discussed the ongoing violence in southern Thailand; ASEAN; the U.S.-Thai FTA; China; and perceptions of the U.S. Senator Feingold emphasized the strong nature of the U [...] |
2006-02-28 23:43:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TH US FTA ASEAN LA BM IZ |
| 06BANGKOK1317 |
THAILAND'S POLITICAL CRISIS AND THE FTA [...] (C) With Prime Minister Thaksin's February 24 dissolution of the Parliament and the calling of elections, our FTA with Thailand is on hold. That may not be all bad: the FTA was the one American component of the increasingly vociferous anti-Thaksin campaign here, and the negotiations hiatus [...] |
2006-03-03 03:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD TH US FTA |
| 06BOGOTA4066 |
COLOMBIA'S FRUSTRATION WITH FTA DELAYS [...] (C) Summary: The GOC is concerned over what it perceives as bad faith negotiating on the part of mid-level USTR officials. While senior Colombia trade officials have generally been reserved in public statements about the status of the FTA final texts, recent press reports indicate the GOC is [...] |
2006-05-08 16:59:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL CO FTA USTR |
| 06BOGOTA576 |
COLOMBIANS HOPE TO CLOSE USATPA NEGOTIATIONS ASAP [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Trade Minister Botero and Chief Trade negotiator Gomez on January 20 to urge rapid Colombian movement toward agreement of a final text. Botero and Gomez indicated a clear determination to reach agreement, but more than any other time, indicated concern ov [...] |
2006-01-23 19:06:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECIN EAGR CO FTA |