Pacific Trade Negotiators Urged to Create a Path for Japan Role
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Negotiators from nine Pacific nations seeking a trade agreement should create a path for countries including Japan to join eventually, most likely after an initial accord is reached, Representative Kevin Brady said.
“We think mid-year is a goal and a target” for completing negotiations, Brady, a Texas Republican, said today in an interview at Bloomberg’s Washington office before leading a House committee hearing on the talks. “We don’t want to see it continue indefinitely.”