USTR - Press Releasehttp://www.ustr.gov/node/64/205,46/10en-usUnited States and India Meet During Trade Policy ForumNew Delhi - U.S. Trade Representative Ronald Kirk and India's Minister of Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma met in New Delhi on October 26 for the sixth ministerial-level meeting of the United States-India Trade Policy Forum (TPF). The two governments signaled their readiness to continue their bilateral trade policy dialogue with renewed vigor under the five Focus Groups: Agriculture, Innovation and Creativity, Investment, Services, and Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/october/united-states-and-india-meet-during-trade-policy-f10/26/2009Remarks of United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk at the Trade Policy Forum Press Conference"Thank you all. Thank you for joining us.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/october/remarks-united-states-trade-representative-ron-kir10/26/2009United States Signs Trade and Investment Agreement with the MaldivesMale, the Maldives - The United States has signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) in Male providing a forum for the Maldives and the United States to examine ways to enhance bilateral trade and investment.U.S. goods exports to Maldives in 2008 were $20 million, an increase of 5% from 2007. U.S. exports to the Maldives consist largely of chemicals, storage devices, aircraft parts and floor coverings. U.S. goods imports from the Maldives in 2008 were $4 million, consisting primarily of fish and organic chemicals.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/october/united-states-signs-trade-and-investment-agreement10/17/2009Kirk Hosts Meeting of US-Central Asia Trade & Investment Framework CouncilWashington, D.C. - United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk today hosted economic and trade ministers from six countries for the fifth meeting of the United States-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Council. Attendees included delegations from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, all of which are parties to the United States-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). A delegation from Afghanistan also attended the meeting, participating as observers.http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2009/october/kirk-hosts-meeting-us-central-asia-trade-investmen10/08/2009United States, Central Asian countries Hold Third TIFA Council Meetinghttp://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/archives/2007/july/united-states-central-asian-countries-hold-t07/17/2007U.S. and Afghanistan Hold TIFA Council Meetinghttp://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/archives/2007/july/us-and-afghanistan-hold-tifa-council-meeting07/13/2007Statement by USTR Susan C. Schwab on India’s Withdrawal of the Additional Duty on Beer, Wine and Distilled Spiritshttp://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/archives/2007/july/statement-ustr-susan-c-schwab-india8217s-wit07/06/2007United States Requests WTO Panel in Challenge of India’s Duties on Wine and Spirits and Other Imports from the United Stateshttp://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/archives/2007/may/united-states-requests-wto-panel-challenge-in05/25/2007Joint Statement by Singapore and the United States on the U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreementhttp://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/archives/2001/july/joint-statement-singapore-and-united-states-07/20/2001