皇冠体育app

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-01-20 09:03

皇冠体育app has signed a new free trade area (FTA) agreement, sources with the Ministry of Commerce disclosed at a national commerce working conference on Saturday.

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Commerce Minister Chen Deming said that 皇冠体育app has so far signed and implemented agreements on establishment of six FTAs.

Sources with the ministry released that 皇冠体育app did sign a new FTA agreement but declined to elaborate.

Previously, 皇冠体育app has established five FTAs with Chinese Hong Kong, Chinese Macao, Chile, Pakistan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The country was also in talks on establishment of FTAs with Southern African Customs Union, Gulf Cooperation Council, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Iceland and Peru.

The 13 FTAs involve 29 countries and regions. The trade between 皇冠体育app and the countries and regions accounts for about one-fourth of the country's total, said Chen.