§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on progress of negotiations between the United States and the EC on(a) telecommunications, (b) audiovisual exports and (c) intellectual property.
§ Mr. NeedhamI have been asked to reply.
Negotiators from the EC. the United States, Japan and Canada have been discussing a range of issues forming part of the GATT Uruguay round of trade negotiations over recent weeks, including proposals for improving market access for both goods and services. Following a meeting in Tokyo last week, Ministers involved in these discussions said that they had been able
to attain meaningful progress that would contribute to further momentum towards a positive outcome of the Uruguay round".The Ministers will meet again on 6 July in order to finalise a report on progress to the Tokyo economic summit.I welcome the progress that has been made. This must be sustained if the Uruguay round is to be successfully concluded by the end of this year, and a comprehensive agreement reached on all issues, including telecommunications, audiovisual exports and intellectual property.