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USTR Portman applauds swift passage of Ukraine bill in House

USTR Portman applauds swift passage of Ukraine bill in House
March 8 U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman thanked the House of Representatives for its swift passage of H.R. 1053 – to authorize the extension of normal trade relations treatment to the products of Ukraine, Office of the USTR reports.

"Just two days ago, Ukrainian Minister Yatensyuk and I formally signed a bilateral agreement between our two countries. Today, the House acted swiftly and decisively to terminate Jackson-Vanik for Ukraine," said Ambassador Portman.

"I appreciate this rapid and bipartisan effort. It sends a positive and strong signal to our Ukrainian partners who have instituted reforms that increase transparency, provide greater intellectual property protections and stronger enforcement of the rule of law," Portman added.