Canada and Israel Begin Third Round of Trade Expansion Talks

Submitted by admin on Wed, 12/24/2014 - 23:00

The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, ...announced the start of the third round of negotiations to expand and modernize the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement (CIFTA). The negotiations are taking place in Jerusalem from December 7 to 11, 2014, and will cover a range of issues.

An expanded and modernized agreement will support Canadian businesses and investors, deepen trade and investment linkages and further strengthen Canada’s bilateral relationship with Israel...

This has been excerpted from 7 December 2014 news release by Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada.