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Apr 13, 07, 6:31 am
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070413/pl_nm/china_usa_aviation_dc_1
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is confident it can reach an agreement with China by May on broadening airline service between the two countries, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters said on Friday.
Peters told reporters in Beijing that her trip was aimed at laying the basis for an aviation liberalization deal that could hopefully be finalized when Washington hosts the next round of their "strategic economic dialogue" (SED) in May.
"I do believe that we can reach a meaningful agreement by May at the next SED event and then consummate that agreement, we would hope, by the end of the calendar year," Peters said.
She said the United States was hoping the agreement could eventually resemble one it reached with the European Union last month. That deal permits carriers to fly from any city in the EU to any city in the United States and vice versa.
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is confident it can reach an agreement with China by May on broadening airline service between the two countries, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters said on Friday.
Peters told reporters in Beijing that her trip was aimed at laying the basis for an aviation liberalization deal that could hopefully be finalized when Washington hosts the next round of their "strategic economic dialogue" (SED) in May.
"I do believe that we can reach a meaningful agreement by May at the next SED event and then consummate that agreement, we would hope, by the end of the calendar year," Peters said.
She said the United States was hoping the agreement could eventually resemble one it reached with the European Union last month. That deal permits carriers to fly from any city in the EU to any city in the United States and vice versa.