71.   Ireland also opposed any early moves to tariff reductions in agriculture.

72.   Angola, Ethiopia, Namibia, the Seychelles and Swaziland operate no tariff reductions on goods originating within COMESA.

73.   But Christopher said a trade pact and the granting of most favoured nation tariff reductions could take some time as they had to be approved by Congress.

74.   Dealers said sentiment on the stock may have improved on company assurances Friday that its tariff reductions will have no negative impact on revenue.

75.   These provisions provide for compensation to be provided in the form of tariff reductions by the EU, the USTR added.

76.   To do this, these products would have to be included on a list of exceptions to the list of products subject to tariff reductions.

77.   Together with planned tariff reductions, this was likely to give a boost to imports, while exports appeared set to grow at a somewhat more moderate pace.

78.   Western countries are hoping tariff reductions will include the automobile, electronics and alcohol sectors.

79.   Vietnam will be allowed to lag behind on many of the tangible results of ASEAN cooperation such as tariff reductions and visa-free travel.

80.   It said the main stumbling block was the speed of implementing tariff reduction, which would then leave loss-making state enterprises vulnerable to international competition.