Guatemalan Congress Approves FTA with Peru

An agreement between parliamentarians has pushed forward the ratification process, which was stuck due to the resistance of the sugar industry.

Thursday, July 4, 2013

"The treaty affected the sugar business, which is the reasons why the agreement could not be approved," said one of the congressmen who requested anonymity.

An article in Prensalibre.com reports that "With 113 votes in favor, the Free Trade Agreement with Peru was approved, having been postponed since the last special session, due to the fact that there was an attempt to approve it as a matter of national emergency with less votes than required by law. "

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