PERU FTA SIGNING DELAYED; U.S., ECUADOR TAKE BREAK IN NEGOTIATIONS
Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab this week said the signing of a U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement was delayed partially at the request of outgoing President Alejandro Toledo for domestic political reasons related to Sunday's presidential elections. But Schwab also said the U.S and Peru are still negotiating over whether Peru will lift its ban on U.S. beef and poultry imposed because of the BSE and avian flu in the United States. The two sides are negotiating over what type...