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US, PANAMA TO BEGIN FREE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
 
WASHINGTON, DC - The US and Panama have said they will begin free-trade negotiations in Panama City, Panama, during the week of April 26.

A free-trade agreement between the US and Panama is compatible with another top US goal - the establishment of the proposed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), which is currently being negotiated.

The FTAA would create "a $13 trillion, 800-million-person Western Hemispheric free-trade zone stretching from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego," according to the Office of the US Trade Representative.
 
US IS "VERY SUPPORTIVE" OF UKRAINE WTO MEMBERSHIP
 
KIEV, Ukraine - The US is "very supportive" of Ukraine's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), Secretary of State Richard Armitage said during his recent visit to the Ukranian capital of Kiev.

Also, in response to a question, Armitage said the United States will send a Commerce Department official to Kiev "in the near future" to discuss the issue of market economy status for Ukraine.

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