TPP Ministers Champion Broad Progress After Australia Talks
Trans-Pacific Partnership ministers and heads of delegation again touted real progress in TPP negotiations following two days of high-level meetings in Sydney and five days of lower-level talks in Canberra, claiming the U.S. and the 11 other TPP partners are…
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edging closer to striking an accord on both tariff and non-tariff arrangements. The Sydney negotiations brought all the high-ranking officials together to help "set the stage to bring the TPP negotiations to finalization," said a joint statement by the 12 nations. High-ranking officials, including U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, now have given the reins over to their chief negotiators. The U.S. chief negotiator is Barbara Weisel. President Barack Obama in June pinpointed November as a target for finalization of TPP text (see 14091028).