May 30th, 2008
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Antigua and Barbuda may be only days away from effecting a settlement with the United States on the internet gambling trade dispute.
This was the view expressed by Minister of Finance and the Economy Dr. Errol Cort, who was optimistic about an early end to the dispute after a series of meetings with US officials last week.
“Clearly we were able to further discuss components for possible settlements and while we have not reached a point where I could say there is a settlement, I would say I feel that we are closer to a settlement than we were when we met first on 18 Jan.,” Dr. Cort told the Antigua Sun last week, after meeting with US Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Susan Schwab.
The finance minister said he could not disclose the terms being discussed, but said he is hopeful the parties will be able to thrash out the terms of a settlement before 6 June, the date that the World Trade Organization (WTO) activities has been deferred for settlement talks.
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