31.   The leaders endorsed expanded debt relief and reduced barriers to imports from developing countries and backed a new global round of trade liberalization talks.

32.   The government opposes the law because it restricts efforts to reduce trade barriers between the two countries, the biggest partners in the Mercosur free trade pact.

33.   The offer was made at the Geneva-based World Trade Organization as the U.S. opened bidding in negotiations on reducing barriers in the global telecommunications market.

34.   The wish list also included measures to reduce trade barriers.

35.   The unit has reported lower profits in each of the past two fiscal years, hindered by open-market competition as South Africa reduces tariff barriers.

36.   Though Brazil has reduced trade barriers in recent years, they warn that excess regulation still poses a danger.

37.   Throughout the presidential campaign, Bush talked said the country should reduce trade barriers so its farmers can sell their crops more broadly around the world.

38.   To that end, the government hopes to negotiate a wide-ranging trade accord with the EU to reduce trade barriers.

39.   Venezuela said it expects the Andean Pact and Mercosur free trade associations to sign a preliminary agreement by the end of the year to reduce trade barriers between them.

40.   White House officials said Bush will talk about opening markets and reducing trade barriers, but have lowered expectations of achieving any substantive agreements.