Forum Ministers talk trade
fijitimes.com     Jul 21, 2008            

Update: 10:52AM A sixteen member Pacific Islands Forum Trade Ministers will meet in Cook Islands this week to deliberate on further steps to expand trade and economic relations within the region. They would also be considering issues related to the Forum World Trade Organization Office in Geneva, and developments related to intellectual property rights. Pacnews reports, the ministers will discuss Developments on the Regional Trade Facilitation Programme under the Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER), implementation progress of PACER and an update on PACER-related studies will be discussed by Ministers. "Forum Members recognise that they must take advantage of opportunities that arise from greater regional economic integration, Forums acting Secretary General, Feleti Teo said. "Multilateral trade rules and... [read full story]                    


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