Media statement
For immediate release
Monday, 9 February 2004
Dunne on Oz-US FTA
United Future leader Peter Dunne commented today "If the detail of the FTA between Canberra and Washington is as
reported, then it demonstrates that the USA is still unwilling to make an honest commitment to the principles of free
trade.
“For example, the 18 year lead-in time for free trade in beef products shows how tenuous the United States' commitment
is.
"If the US-Australia free trade agreement sets the benchmark, then it bodes ill for any future negotiations between New
Zealand and the United States, whatever the political differences might be."
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