ABC, Australia
Govt goes ahead with Chile free trade deal
18 July 2007
Australia and Chile will go ahead with the drafting of a bilateral trade deal.
Trade Minister Warren Truss says that after initial studies, the Government has decided to proceed with the free trade agreement (FTA).
He says a deal would improve trade conditions with Chile, which is Australia’s third-largest trading partner in Latin America.
But Mr Truss has warned that Australia will not trade off its quarantine protections in the horticulture industry.