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FTAA.tci/com/07
July 26, 2002
Original: Spanish
Translation: FTAA Secretariat
FTAA - TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON INSTITUTIONAL
ISSUES Seventh Meeting
Panama, July 17-18, 2002
PRESS COMMUNIQUE
The Seventh Meeting of the Technical Committee on
Institutional Issues (TCI) was held from 17 to 18 July 2002 in Panama. In
attendance were representatives from the following 18 countries: Argentina,
Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Coast Rica, the Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, St. Kitts and Nevis, the
United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
The TCI agreed on the Agenda, attached hereto,
and covered all of the items.
The TCI agreed on the report to the TNC, which comprises three parts. Part I
describes the activities carried out by the TCI in conformity with its terms of
reference (FTAA.tncmin/2001/02, which can be found at
http://www.ftaa-alca.org),
Part II contains the draft text on general and institutional issues of the FTAA
Agreement, which includes proposals submitted by delegations, and Part III
covers other proposals and recommendations presented in accordance with the
aforementioned mandates.
The TCI noted and discussed the contributions received from civil society. It
was also mentioned that the first regional seminar with civil society
(“Opportunities and Challenges of the FTAA for North America”) is currently
being held in the city of Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, and more than 100 civil
society representatives from Canada, the United States of America, and Mexico
are participating. The TCI recognized the importance of staging these types of
seminars in the hemisphere.
The next TCI meeting will be held in accordance with the schedule of meetings
that the TNC establishes at its next meeting.
FTAA - TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES
Seventh Meeting
Panama, July 17-18, 2002
AGENDA
1. Approval of the agenda
2. Discussion of the draft consolidated text and recommendations on substantive
issues
3. Approval of the Report to the TNC
4. Information from other FTAA entities
5. Other procedural or substantive matters
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