1.0 link 25261 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-love/ustrs-ftas-and-a-new-appr_b_25261.html Today the United States Trade Representative (USTR) begins negotiations in Washington with the Malaysian government on a proposed "free trade agreement," or FTA. This is one of three Asian FTAs now being negotiated -- Korea, Malaysia and Thailand. This letter addresses the parts of the agreements relevant to markets for medicines. We oppose the promotion of combinations of ever-higher intellectual property standards and weaker protections against abusive prices -- our current demands in the FTA negotiations. Instead, we call for...

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