FTA between US and UAE may be inked as soon as this year

Published April 18th, 2006 - 03:05 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

A free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and the UAE may be inked as soon as this year, according to a senior US official in Dubai.

 

However, said Commercial Attachי, US Commercial Service in Dubai Patrick Wall, such an agreement may take an unspecified time to sign, according to <I>Khaleej Times</I>.

 

FTA talks between the two counties resumed this month regarding the proposed agreement, after working on it since March of last year.