PNLTV.com Newscasts to Provide Exclusive Coverage
of FTAA Trade Meetings in Guatemala
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The World's First Webcast Trade News Network will Host Interviews
with officials representing every country in the Western Hemisphere
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 13, 2000-- ProNetLink.com (OTC BB: PNLK - news), the Global Trade
Internetwork(TM), today announced that its broadcast news division, www.PNLTV.com, will provide exclusive coverage of
the Trade Negotiating Committee meetings of the Free Trade Area of the Americas in Guatemala City the week of April
17-21. PNL-TV anchor Bruce Blosil will be in Guatemala bringing viewers in depth interviews with senior trade officials
representing every country in the Western Hemisphere. PNL-TV will also provide special reports on the state of trade in
Guatemala and Central America with interviews of local businessmen and industry officials.
The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) is an organization represented by all the nations of the Western Hemisphere. Its
function is to negotiate the terms for a free trade zone that would extend from Canada to the tip of Argentina -- an area of
nearly 700 million consumers. FTAA is expected to be completely ratified by 2005.
The Trade Negotiating Committee (TNC) of the FTAA is the body responsible for ensuring that negotiations proceed on
schedule and is the committee that oversees all the other planning groups. Its members consist of the vice trade ministers of the
Western Hemisphere. The TNC meets annually and its members report back to the highest levels of their respective
governments. The Guatemala City session is the first since the disastrous World Trade Organization Ministerial in Seattle last
December and will provide an indication of the Western Hemisphere's resolve to forge ahead with its own trade liberalization
despite the failure to launch a new global trade round.
In addition, the vice ministers take the opportunity to discuss bilateral and regional trade relations while at the TNC meetings.
Mercosur, the world's third largest trade bloc comprised of the countries Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay (associate
members Bolivia and Chile) has had recent tensions between its members. The delegations from these countries are expected
to discuss the resolution of disputes while in Guatemala.
PNL-TV, in its ongoing effort to provide the most complete coverage of world trade events will bring its viewers in depth
interviews with many senior delegates to the TNC. In addition, PNL-TV will profile the country of Guatemala and the state of
trade in Central America and as part of its coverage, PNL-TV will provide Spanish language content for its growing Latin
American and international audience.
A schedule of broadcasts will appear on www.pnltv.com. All programming produced for the FTAA meetings will be archived
on the PNLTV.com site for viewing at anytime.
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1-212-688-8838 or email am@pronetlink.com.
About PNLTV.com and ProNetLink.com
PNLTV is the Internet's first international trade news broadcast network. PNLTV broadcasts a live newscast Monday through
Friday at 11:00 a.m. EST featuring current global trade issues, interviews with government and international business leaders
and reports from correspondents from around the world. PNLTV.com also offers in-depth coverage of special events such as
the WTO Meetings and the Davos Economic Forum. All PNLTV broadcasts are archived for viewing at anytime.
PNLTV is free to viewers and can be accessed through the ProNetLink.com home page or by visiting www.PNLTV.com.
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called The Global Trade Internetwork(tm), is an online, interactive community where businesses can work within the site to
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