Indo-Pacific Trade Talks to Launch Soon, Australia’s Tehan Says
- Digital trade rules to be prominent part of talks, Tehan says
- Ministers looking to meet in April or May to work on details
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Nations working to build a new Indo-Pacific economic framework are likely to officially launch their talks in the next couple of months, according to Australia’s trade chief.
Digital trade will be a key part of the pact that Australia plans to pursue with the U.S. and other nations in the region, Trade Minister Dan Tehan said in an interview in Washington on Tuesday. The government hopes that it will draw on the country’s deal with Singapore, aspects of e-commerce work at the World Trade Organization and the U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement, Tehan said.