Industry and Commerce Minister Melanio Paredes has voiced his concerns to the Guatemalan government about the apparent blocking of imports of certain Dominican products. Paredes says that this is a violation of the DR-CAFTA agreement, and that he called Guatemalan Minister of Commerce Erasmo Velasquez last night to voice local manufacturers' concerns. Riovinyl Interamericana, Industrias de Suelas y Tacones Paar, Tecniplast, Tecnicalsa, Italmoda and Tojin Hermanos have reported experiencing irregularities with Guatemalan customs.

01 May 2008 - DR1 Daily News