Canada seeks wider agricultural access in FTA talks
Korea Herald | 2006.11.27
Canada seeks wider agricultural access in FTA talks
Canada has pushed for wider access to Korea’s agriculture market during the eighth round of talks for a bilateral free trade agreement last week, the government said yesterday.
Canadian negotiators asked Seoul to revise its proposals for beef and pork, saying that an FTA would have to benefit the Canadian livestock industry, the Seoul’s Agriculture Ministry said.
But it stressed that Korean negotiators explained their difficulty in changing the country’s position on agricultural goods, citing the politically sensitive nature of the farming industry and the difficulty faced by local farmers.
The eighth round of FTA negotiations took place from Nov. 20 to 23 in Seoul. The ninth will be held in Canada during the fourth week of January next year.
