October
28, 2004
Panama
may join G-3 Free Trade Accord, Venezuela
Foreign Ministry said
(Bloomberg) -"Panama may join
Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela in the
G-3 Free Trade Agreement, further regional
economic cooperation, Venezuela's foreign
minister said.
Panamanian membership will be discussed
during next month's summit being held
in Colombia among Venezuelan President
Hugo Chávez, Colombian President
Alvaro Uribe and their Panamanian counterpart,
Martin Torrijos, Venezuelan Foreign Minister
Jesús Pérez said in a press
statement. The G-3 block seeks to abolish
trade barriers between the three countries".