Fed: China and Aust to work together on breakthroughs in FTA

AAP General News (Australia)
04-03-2006
Fed: China and Aust to work together on breakthroughs in FTA

Chinese Premier WEN JIABAO says China wants a breakthrough on a free trade deal with
Australia within two years.

Mr WEN is on a four-day visit .. and has signed a nuclear safeguards agreement .. paving
the way for Australia to sell uranium to the Asian superpower.

After meeting with Prime Minister JOHN HOWARD .. Mr WEN says they agreed a free trade
agreement should be fast-tracked.

He says China and Australia will negotiate details of a free trade agreement over the
next two years.

Last year the two countries began negotiations on a FTA which will help give Australian
exporters access to China's 1.3 billion consumers.

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KEYWORD: CHINA AUST FTA (CANBERRA)

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