Colombia, Deputy USTR Discuss Implementation of FTA

Top trade officials from the U.S. and Colombia talked about digital trade and telecommunications, services, agricultural matters, intellectual property, textiles and apparel, and truck scrappage as they evaluated implementation and best use of the bilateral U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, first signed six years ago. "Officials also agreed to continue to work together to ensure effective implementation of, and compliance with, the trade in goods and services, customs, intellectual property rights, labor, and environment obligations of the Agreement," according to an Aug. 2 press release from the office of the U.S. Trade Representative. The U.S. said progress has been made on Colombia's labor issues identified in a 2017 report, but work remains (see 1701120006).