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Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)--Chief negotiators from the remaining 11 signatory countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact started two-day intensive talks in Tokyo on Thursday to advance work to decide which specific rules in the pact would be suspended or revised if it is put into force despite the United States' withdrawal early this year.
"We hope to promptly advance the talks while maintaining high-standard liberalization measures in the TPP," Japanese chief negotiator Kazuyoshi Umemoto, who chairs the Tokyo meeting, said at the beginning of the first-day session.
Umemoto underscored the importance of mutual understanding among the member countries for reaching a broad accord on a new "TPP 11" pact by the time an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit is held in Vietnam in early November.
Initially the 11 countries sought freeze or revision of a total of 70 agreed rules. But the number was reduced to around 50 by Thursday night through talks at working groups.
At the first day, the members spent most of their time for working group talks to review TPP terms worked out by the original 12 economies, including the United States, informed sources said.
Tokyo, Sept. 21 (Jiji Press)--Chief negotiators from the remaining 11 signatory countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact started two-day intensive talks in Tokyo on Thursday to advance work to decide which specific rules in the pact would be suspended or revised if it is put into force despite the United States' withdrawal early this year.
"We hope to promptly advance the talks while maintaining high-standard liberalization measures in the TPP," Japanese chief negotiator Kazuyoshi Umemoto, who chairs the Tokyo meeting, said at the beginning of the first-day session.
Umemoto underscored the importance of mutual understanding among the member countries for reaching a broad accord on a new "TPP 11" pact by the time an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit is held in Vietnam in early November.
Initially the 11 countries sought freeze or revision of a total of 70 agreed rules. But the number was reduced to around 50 by Thursday night through talks at working groups.
At the first day, the members spent most of their time for working group talks to review TPP terms worked out by the original 12 economies, including the United States, informed sources said.
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