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Canada, Philippines launch talks towards free-trade deal

OTTAWA, May 8 (Reuters) - Canada and the Philippines will begin exploratory talks towards a bilateral free-trade agreement, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Friday.
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Harper announced the launch of the talks at a news conference with Philippine President Benigno Aquino. The two countries will also work to upgrade their 1996 Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement. (Reporting by Randall Palmer)

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