Japan Chief Negotiator Pushes For Final Agreement As Round Kicks Off

ATLANTA – Japan's chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) drove home the point here Saturday (Sept. 26) that his government wants to reach a “final agreement” at the end of the week-long negotiating session that kicked off that day and will culminate in a ministerial meeting beginning on Sept. 30. Speaking to reporters, Koji Tsuruoka said this will be possible if all countries here demonstrate the political will to do so. He said all chief negotiators, who began meeting...