TRADE-TPP/FROMAN-AMARI U.S. and Japanese trade delegates meet as Trans-Pacific trade talks kick off in Hawaii

Record ID: 145725

  • Title: TRADE-TPP/FROMAN-AMARI U.S. and Japanese trade delegates meet as Trans-Pacific trade talks kick off in Hawaii
  • Date: 29th July 2015
  • Summary: MAUI, HAWAII, UNITED STATES (JULY 28, 2015) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** JAPANESE TRADE MINISTER AKIRA AMARI AND UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE MICHAEL FROMAN ENTERING CONFERENCE ROOM AMARI AND FROMAN SHAKING HANDS CLASPED HANDS OF AMARI AND FROMAN AMARI AND FROMAN WALKING TO SEATS FROMAN SEATED
  • Embargoed: 13th August 2015 13:00
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  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA8FCL40HLRVEHSPCXPCTODSEPJ
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  • Story Text: Japanese Trade Minister Akira Amari met with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman in Maui, Hawaii on Tuesday (July 28) as talks to finalize an ambitious free trade deal kicked off.
    The United States and Japan, the two biggest economies in the talks, are both keen for strong intellectual property protections, such as long copyright periods and data protection for next-generation drugs.
    Japanese Economy Minister Akira Amari, arriving in Hawaii with his counterparts from the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries, told reporters that the aim was to produce a win-win outcome for all countries.
    Chambers of commerce from many of the TPP countries, which include Singapore, Peru, Chile and Brunei, kept up pressure for an ambitious and comprehensive agreement.
    A joint statement from organizations from the United States, Australia, Canada, Peru, Japan, Singapore, and Vietnam said that the TPP had the potential to "create substantial new opportunities for workers and farmers - as well as businesses of all sizes and sectors - across the region".
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