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During TPP Tour, Froman Delivers Ultimatum To Malaysian Lawmakers

July 16, 2015 at 8:26 PM
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman told Malaysian lawmakers in a meeting this week the United States is ready to close a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal this month with almost all of the parties involved and warned that Malaysia will be "left behind" if it cannot agree to the terms, according to a source familiar with the meeting. The source told Inside U.S. Trade that Froman described Washington's negotiations with other parties -- including Vietnam and Singapore -- as effectively wrapped...


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