Trade Representative urges Democrats to honor FTA deals

Posted at 11:59am on 10 Jul 2007

US Trade Representative Susan Schwab has urged House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democrats to honor a deal with the White House and vote this month on a free trade agreement with Peru.

She also urged quick action on three other free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea that the Bush administration hoped were set for eventual approval after an agreement reached on 10 May in the Speaker's office.

In a letter to Pelosi issued on Monday, Ms Schwab said Democrats appeared to be making new demands to delay action on the four trade pacts.

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