Dispute settlement, procurement not on NAFTA intersessional schedule

NAFTA negotiators are not planning to address hot-button issues like government procurement and dispute settlement at an intersessional meeting in Washington, DC, that will begin on Dec. 9 and end on Dec. 15, according to a schedule obtained by Inside U.S. Trade . Sources say the omission of controversial topics is a move by negotiators to focus on areas where the most progress is possible. Chapters on digital trade, trade facilitation, good regulatory practices, telecommunications, customs, technical barriers to trade...