Nicaragua-Chile FTA Ready to Sign

Nicaraguan Vice President Jaime Morales said he was optimistic that the signing will take place before the end of the year.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

These were statements by the vice president, after diplomatic representative from Chile, Hernán Mena Taboada, announced that his country is ready to sign the FTA with Nicaragua.

Elnuevodiario.com.ni reports, "The history of the treaty with Chile dates back to the Second Summit of the Americas held in Santiago de Chile in April 1998, where Presidents of the Republics of Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua agreed to initiate the process of hemispheric integration through direct negotiations.”

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