WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) - The United States and Colombia have made "very good progress" in talks on anti-union violence in Colombia that has blocked approval of a free trade deal, the top U.S. trade official said on Wednesday.
"We're making very good progress," U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk told the Reuters Latin American Summit. "We're very encouraged with what we've heard from the Colombians thus far."
During his recent trip to South America, President Barack Obama reaffirmed his commitment to resolve issues blocking the trade deal with Colombia and another with Panama in order "to present them to Congress this year," Kirk said.
(Reporting by Doug Palmer; editing by Jackie Frank)