FIPA FTAA Working Group

Each plenary meeting held by FIPA has included a working group focusing on the FTAA. At the Panama Plenary Meeting in February 2003, the group chaired by John Godfrey, Member of Parliament of Canada, reviewed and synthesized recommendations of previous working groups. Following this review, the FTAA Working Group made several action-oriented recommendations to the Executive Committee of FIPA, encouraging it to follow-up and monitor the progress of the FTAA negotiation process. These recommendations provide the basis for an action plan that included the creation of an ongoing FTAA working group.

In response to this development, the FTAA section of the FIPA Virtual Parliament (VP) provides information related to the role of parliamentarians concerning the negotiation of, and public deliberation on, the provisions of the FTAA.

The FTAA section of the Virtual Parliament provides a dedicated on line workspace which enables parliamentarians to:

1) Acquire and share information about the FTAA process
2) Discuss the issues in an online forum
3) Follow up on the decisions, recommendations and actions taken by FIPA's FTAA Working Group
4) Become involved in the projects of the FTAA Working Group

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The Virtual Parliament

The website has been designed to meet the needs of parliamentarians and their staff. We encourage you to take advantage of the information and tools provided here, and look forward to hearing your feedback on the services provided. If you have any comments, questions or concerns about the content on the FTAA Section of the Virtual Parliament please send them to:

Martin Ulrich, facilitator for the VP-FTAA site: CLICK HERE