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Joint secretary with India's Department of Commerce, Vipul Bansal will be the Chief Negotiator leading the Indian track of discussions, while the Peruvian track will be led by Gerardo Antonio Meza Grillo, Director for Asia, Oceania and Africa at the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism.

Contrary to claims by trade protectionists, the proposed South Korea–U.S. free trade agreement does not allow North Korean goods into the US. Goods produced in the Kaesong Industrial Complex are not eligible to be imported into the United States even as components in South Korea products. Congress must reject protectionist efforts to undercut a free trade agreement that would significantly benefit the United States.