US 'Gave Up' on TPP Talks in Maui, Says Top Japanese Negotiator
U.S. negotiators didn’t show their typical drive to close Trans-Pacific Partnership talks during the latest ministerial in Maui, and the lost momentum may allow the negotiations to languish,the top Japanese negotiator for TPP reportedly said (here). "What every country thought…
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was strange was that the United States did not show its usual stubborn persistence this time but simply gave up," Akira Amari said. Amari said he pressured another TPP summit later in August in order to maintain the momentum so TPP parties don’t “lose interest.” U.S. trade experts have dismissed suggestions that TPP parties are preparing to hold another imminent summit (see 1508100011).