TRADE Minister Mark Vaile has visited the US for further talks with the US trade representative Robert Zoellick on the Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement negotiations.
“I spoke to Bob Zoellick on the phone a week or so ago and we agreed it would be useful for us to meet again prior to the fifth round of talks between our two negotiating teams starting on December 1,” Mr Vaile said.
“Our discussion on a number of the key outstanding issues will be important in setting the scene and providing further guidance for our negotiators to enable them to achieve maximum progress in their discussions.”