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ANCA testimony to call for conditions on Turkey trade deal
May 25, 2013 - 10:42 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)
Government Affairs Director Kate Nahapetian will testify this coming
week before the U.S. International Trade Commission in support of
strict rule-of-law conditions on any new American trade agreements
involving Turkey.
Nahapetian will appear before a hearing called to consider public
comments regarding the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment
Partnership (TTIP), which will take place over May 29 and 30. It will
be chaired by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), and include a
panel of senior officials from member agencies of the Trade Policy
Staff Committee.
The Turkish government, has, in recent months, lobbied Washington
aggressively for inclusion in a proposed far-ranging Transatlantic
Trade and Investment Partnership between the U.S. and the European
Union, as well as for its own U.S.-Turkey bilateral free trade
agreement. The ANCA, consistent with a joint written statement
submitted earlier this month to the USTR along with the American
Hellenic Institute (AHI) and the Hellenic American Leadership Council
(HALC), will encourage the U.S. government to require, as a
pre-condition for any trade deals involving Turkey, that the Turkish
government have fully withdrawn its unlawful military occupation of
Cyprus, unconditionally lifted its illegal economic blockade of
Armenia, and ended all obstacles to trade, investment, and other forms
of commerce has Ankara imposed on Cyprus and Armenia.
Also offering testimony will be a broad range of corporate, labor,
citizens, and trade associations, including U.S. Chamber of Commerce,
AFL-CIO, American Insurance Association, Securities Industry and
Financial Markets Association, Software Information Industry
Association, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Public Citizen,
U.S. Public Interest Research Group, Consumer Federation of America,
Underwriters Laboratories, Biotechnology Industry Organization,
Transatlantic Business Council, American Association of Exporters and
Importers, American Apparel and Footwear Association, and American
Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers.
May 25, 2013 - 10:42 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)
Government Affairs Director Kate Nahapetian will testify this coming
week before the U.S. International Trade Commission in support of
strict rule-of-law conditions on any new American trade agreements
involving Turkey.
Nahapetian will appear before a hearing called to consider public
comments regarding the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment
Partnership (TTIP), which will take place over May 29 and 30. It will
be chaired by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), and include a
panel of senior officials from member agencies of the Trade Policy
Staff Committee.
The Turkish government, has, in recent months, lobbied Washington
aggressively for inclusion in a proposed far-ranging Transatlantic
Trade and Investment Partnership between the U.S. and the European
Union, as well as for its own U.S.-Turkey bilateral free trade
agreement. The ANCA, consistent with a joint written statement
submitted earlier this month to the USTR along with the American
Hellenic Institute (AHI) and the Hellenic American Leadership Council
(HALC), will encourage the U.S. government to require, as a
pre-condition for any trade deals involving Turkey, that the Turkish
government have fully withdrawn its unlawful military occupation of
Cyprus, unconditionally lifted its illegal economic blockade of
Armenia, and ended all obstacles to trade, investment, and other forms
of commerce has Ankara imposed on Cyprus and Armenia.
Also offering testimony will be a broad range of corporate, labor,
citizens, and trade associations, including U.S. Chamber of Commerce,
AFL-CIO, American Insurance Association, Securities Industry and
Financial Markets Association, Software Information Industry
Association, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Public Citizen,
U.S. Public Interest Research Group, Consumer Federation of America,
Underwriters Laboratories, Biotechnology Industry Organization,
Transatlantic Business Council, American Association of Exporters and
Importers, American Apparel and Footwear Association, and American
Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers.