NAFTA+Japan Meeting Ends With No TPP Auto Deal; Next Steps Undecided
The United States, Japan, Canada and Mexico last week fell short of reaching an agreement on the automotive rules of origin for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) after two days of talks, during which officials explained their positions and discussed their views on how to advance the negotiations without setting a date for their next meeting, according to a Japanese official. “What I can say is only that it was constructive, but we have not resolved the issues,” Takeo Mori, the...