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Barack Obama: An FTAAP should do more than achieve liberalization in its narrow sense; it should be comprehensive, high quality and…

On the recordNovember 13, 2010
An FTAAP should do more than achieve liberalization in its narrow sense; it should be comprehensive, high quality and incorporate and address 'next generation' trade and investment issues.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Release - Pathways to a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP)

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