Japanese Official Says TPA Delay Negatively Impacting Bilateral TPP Talks With U.S.
A Japanese official said late Friday (March 27) that the delay in congressional consideration of a bill to renew Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) is negatively impacting bilateral negotiations with the United States under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) because it causes Tokyo to question whether Washington is in a position to strike a deal. Speaking to reporters in Washington, Ambassador Takeo Mori said the news that there are “immense political problems on the Hill” with moving a TPA bill is “quite...