ASEAN Kicks Off Economic Ministerial, but No Chatter on TPP Progress
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations kicked off its economic ministerial on Aug. 20 in Kuala Lumpur. Foreign officials and trade experts have predicted recently there will be bilateral Trans-Pacific Partnership discussions on the sidelines of the summit, but those…
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expectations have petered out over recent days (see 1508130020). The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has declined to comment on whether it will participate in TPP talks in Kuala Lumpur. The U.S. is a non-member observer to ASEAN.