Discuss Japan > Timelines > “The TPP negotiations are an entirely new kind of negotiations that aim to create rules in a broad array of fields that are suited to the 21st century. […] Difficult issues remain, including market access for goods, intellectual property, state-owned enterprises, and the environment. In the final stage of the negotiations, it is necessary to seek political solutions for the difficult issues each country faces in order to reach a balanced agreement across all fields of the negotiations,” said Prime Minister Abe Shinzo at the ninth Meeting amongst Main Ministers on the TPP.
“The TPP negotiations are an entirely new kind of negotiations that aim to create rules in a broad array of fields that are suited to the 21st century. […] Difficult issues remain, including market access for goods, intellectual property, state-owned enterprises, and the environment. In the final stage of the negotiations, it is necessary to seek political solutions for the difficult issues each country faces in order to reach a balanced agreement across all fields of the negotiations,” said Prime Minister Abe Shinzo at the ninth Meeting amongst Main Ministers on the TPP.
“The TPP negotiations are an entirely new kind of negotiations that aim to create rules in a broad array of fields that are suited to the 21st century. […] Difficult issues remain, including market access for goods, intellectual property, state-owned enterprises, and the environment. In the final stage of the negotiations, it is necessary to seek political solutions for the difficult issues each country faces in order to reach a balanced agreement across all fields of the negotiations,” said Prime Minister Abe Shinzo at the ninth Meeting amongst Main Ministers on the TPP.
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