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10 de marzo de 2002. Canadá ha anunciado que contribuirá $1.3
millones para la asistencia técnica en materia de comercio a
países en desarrollo miembros de la Organización Mundial de Comercio:
"CANADA CONTRIBUTES $1.3 MILLION IN TRADE-RELATED
ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew and International
Cooperation Minister Susan E. Whelan today announced
that Canada is contributing $1.3 million to the
World Trade Organization (WTO) for trade-related technical assistance
for developing countries.
"Canada is a model of economic success in what has become a rules-based
world trading system," said Minister Pettigrew. "Some
countries that decide to join the WTO have new
obligations in many fields in which they may not have
the expertise or resources that would help them reap the full benefits
of membership. This is very much the case for developing
countries. By providing aid for technical assistance,
we are helping those countries benefit from the
trading system as much as providing them with tools to defend
themselves. By making this contribution, Canada once again shows great
leadership at the WTO."
El tratado con cuatro naciones de Centroamérica puede servir como "un
modelo de cooperación entre países desarrollados y países en
desarrollo." oficina del Ministro Hon. Pierre Pettigrew
21 de noviembre de 2001
FREE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS LAUNCHED WITH FOUR
CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES
International Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew today announced the
launch of free trade negotiations with El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, aimed at further
enhancing Canada's trade relationship with Central America. "This
free trade agreement will improve our trade and political ties with
these emerging markets," said Mr. Pettigrew. "An
agreement would also give Canadian exporters more
advantageous access compared with competing suppliers
in the United States and Europe."
In 2000, bilateral trade between Canada and these four Central American
countries totalled $617 million. Canadian direct investment
in these markets is estimated at over $158 million.
There is significant potential for Canadian companies in several
priority export sectors, including
telecommunications and environmental equipment and services,
processed foods, automotive parts and construction. Canada
will preserve its ability to maintain or establish measures in sectors
such as health, public education and social services. The free trade
agreement will be accompanied by parallel environmental and
labour cooperation agreements. An environmental
assessment will be conducted to assist trade
negotiators in identifying and evaluating any environmental impacts.
From a broader perspective, a free trade agreement with the region
would signal Canada's continuing commitment to the
hemisphere and would inject further momentum into
Free Trade Area of the Americas and WTO negotiations by
serving as a model for cooperation between developed and developing
countries.
The first negotiating session will be held in Central America in
December and follows several preparatory rounds.
"...There will be
no silence from Canada... Our friendship has no limit...We will be with
the United States every step of the way. As friends. As neighbours. As
family." 14 de
septiembre de 2001, National Day of Mourning.
Rt.
Hon. Jean Chrétien, Primer Ministro, en honor de las víctimas del
ataque terrorista del 11 de septiembre
Hon. Pierre Pettigrew (izq.) y Jaime Horwitz
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