Stakeholders have access to negotiators during the 15th round of...
Stakeholders have access to negotiators during the 15th round of Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations that’s taking place in Auckland, New Zealand, said the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Stakeholders criticized the negotiations’ organizers for providing less access…
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to negotiators than previous rounds (CD Dec 6 p11). “The arrangements in place are consistent with the approach that has been taken at previous rounds,” an MFAT spokeswoman said by email Wednesday night. Stakeholders “have not, during recent rounds had access to the specific negotiating areas other than during host-organised stakeholder events,” she said. Because of the physical layout of the convention center where negotiations are taking place, “there is a physical distinction between the negotiating venue and connected and adjacent hotels,” she said. Stakeholders have been provided contact information for negotiators and have access to a part of the building from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. this week to meet negotiators, the spokeswoman said. Friday’s stakeholder day will allow the more than 280 registered stakeholders to interact with negotiators and 75 stakeholders to present “on a wide variety of topics,” she said. “Stakeholders will also have a briefing from Chief Negotiators, and the chance to ask questions of Chief Negotiators on issues of importance to them in the negotiations."