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US trade chief says no stringent pre-requisites for FTAs with Asean

November 21, 2002 - 12:00am

ASEAN countries can sign bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with the US without stringent pre-requisites, other than reforms and a willingness to open up their economies, Washington’s top trade negotiator...

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