Ambassador Robert B. Zoellick, United States
Trade Representative; Fernando Canales, Mexico’s Secretary of Economy; and The
Honourable James Peterson, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, are pleased
to release the following Joint Statement, which outlines the overall results of
the July 16, 2004, meeting of the NAFTA Free Trade Commission, in San Antonio,
Texas.
Ten years
ago, our countries launched a bold initiative: to create the world’s largest
free trade area, one that would knit our countries together through freer trade
and investment. Today, as we look
back over the record of the last decade, we are proud of the
accomplishments. We remain
committed to the full implementation of the NAFTA, and to building upon our
achievements to date. By any
measure, NAFTA has been a success.
The dismantling of barriers has led to increased trade and investment,
growth in employment, and enhanced competitiveness.
Since
