North American officials also affirm commitment to WTO, FTAA
Officials from the three North American nations reaffirmed their commitment to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as the cornerstone for strengthening regional competitiveness at a March 24 meeting of the NAFTA Free Trade Commission. (complete text)
Nations are collaborating on capture and reuse of methane gas
U.S. and Mexican officials met March 24 at the annual meeting of the U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission (BNC) discussing shared environmental and public health challenges on their border. (complete text)
Officials from both countries review cooperation on bilateral issues
U.S.-Mexico relations are “broad and deep,” Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said after the March 24 U.S.-Mexico Binational Commission meeting, held in Washington. (complete text)
Appellate body says 20 percent tax sweeteners and soft drinks must be eliminated
An appellate body of the World Trade Organization has upheld a WTO panel's earlier finding that Mexico discriminates against U.S. exporters of sweeteners and beverages made with those sweeteners.
Mexico must cease taxing the sale and distribution of soft drinks and other beverages made with sweeteners such as high-fructose corn syrup and beet sugar, the body said.
President George W. Bush greets aid workers from Mexico helping in the hurricane ravaged areas in Gulfport, Miss., Sept. 12, 2005. White House photo by Paul Morse
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