China and Panama on Tuesday launched negotiations¹ for a free trade agreement, one year after they established diplomatic relations, according to China Central Television.

 

中国与巴拿马启动自由贸易协定谈判，双方正式建交已一周年。

 

Chinese Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan and Panamanian Minister of Trade and Industry Augusto Arosemena co-chaired the first Joint² Economic and Trade Committee Meeting between the Chinese and Panamanian governments in Beijing on Tuesday. The two sides signed a memorandum³ of understanding, announcing the launch of negotiations for a China-Panama free trade agreement.

 

Both Zhong and Arosemena hoped that China and Panama could finish the negotiations for a free trade agreement as early as possible.

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