TPP Salt Lake City Negotiations Pave Way for Progress at Ministerial Summit, Says USTR
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade officials concluded negotiations in Salt Lake City Nov. 24, making “significant progress” in areas such as intellectual property protection, market access, state-owned enterprises, sanitary and phytosanitary issues, government procurement, technical barriers to trade and rules of…
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origin, said the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR). The talks began Nov. 19 (see 13110110). The talks paved the way for additional progress at the upcoming TPP ministerial summit in Singapore, said USTR. U.S. trade officials, including USTR chief Michael Froman, continue to eye the end of 2013 for conclusion of TPP negotiations (see 13111516). Despite recent speculation on Dec. 7-10 as the dates for the ministerial summit, the USTR did not respond for comment.