Cuba

A first step for the formalizing of trade relations with Cuba could be the signing of a Partial Scope Agreement, as contemplated by Dominican trade negotiators. This would mean a list of exempt products would be approved, as a first step prior to what is expected to progressively built into a free trade agreement.

Reviewed - 7 May 2007

Cuban Trade Director Carlos de la Nuez comments on the state of relations between the DR and Cuba and explains why commerce between the two Caribbean nations can best be described as "spontaneous."