Singapore Envoy: Fixing Congress' TPP Complaints Not Up To Partners

Singapore Ambassador to the U.S. Ashok Kumar Mirpuri on April 29 squarely placed the onus on the Obama administration to resolve outstanding congressional complaints over the final outcome of the Trans-Pacific Partnership on biologics and other issues, while making clear that partner countries view negotiations as firmly concluded. Mirpuri, speaking at a press lunch hosted by the National Foreign Trade Council (NFTC), also warned that the “clock is ticking” on TPP entering into force, but was overall optimistic about the...