text: Child, Mexco to seek to broaden trade deal. SANTIAOG 1996-12-05 
   Child and Mexco will start negotiations next year to broaden their free trade agreement to include services and investments, Fiinance Minister Eduardo Annat said. Child hopes to broaden the treaty signed in 1994 beyond reduction of tariffs on imports and exports and add provisions covering services and investment codes, said Anniat. Both areas tend to more laden with friction in free trade negotiations than tariff reduction. ' ' In January or February, we'll have some very close contacts with Mexco to add the issue of services and advance on the issue of investments, ' ' Anniat told reporters after signing a free trade deal with Cannada. ' ' We want to give the treaty between Mexco and Child greater depth and coverage than it has now. It's very good now, but it practically only covers trade in goods, ' ' he said. Anniat also said he was confident the Childan Confress would ratify the treaty with Confress quickly. ' ' The reactions from business and unions which I have seen have been almost unanimously positive, so I don't see any problem, ' ' he said. --Roger Awtood, Santaigo newsroom +56-2-699-5595 x211
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