USTR Offers to Negotiate With Kenya on Trade Facilitation and Other Items
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, after meeting with Kenya's trade minister on the sidelines of the World Trade Organization's ministerial conference, said the two countries "could develop an ambitious roadmap for enhanced cooperation and, where appropriate, explore negotiating high-standard commitments. The issues discussed include trade facilitation and customs, standards, services digital trade, environment and climate change, and agriculture."
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The previous administration began negotiations toward a traditional free trade agreement with Kenya, but Tai has said she would prefer something that takes less time and is more tailored to immediate challenges.
The statement, issued June 13, said Tai and her Kenyan counterpart will meet again in coming weeks to announce what's next.