Inside Trade

September 21, 2025

Sources: U.S., Kenya to hold text-based negotiating round next month

By Isabelle Icso  / September 21, 2020 at 6:09 PM
Trade negotiators from Washington and Nairobi will exchange text during their next round of discussions in October, sources tell Inside U.S. Trade . The countries initiated the negotiations in July. That round, which lasted roughly two weeks, was focused primarily on determining the scope of a potential deal. The upcoming round will include substantial exchanges of text from both sides, those sources said. The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative confirmed the second negotiating round would take place in October...

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