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Groser Says TPP Endgame Will Start 'Immediately' If Congress Passes TPA

April 24, 2015 at 12:16 AM
New Zealand 's trade minister has said that negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will begin to "immediately" move toward conclusion if Congress passes Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation, but warned that the trade talks could otherwise stall agreement if the bill does not advance. "I think if the U.S. Congress can find a consensus ... that will propel us immediately into the endgame [of the TPP] negotiations," New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser said at an April 16 Bertlesmann...


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