Four-Party Auto Talks Resume; At Least Two Ministers Expected To Skip Meeting

ATLANTA -- Negotiators from the United States, Canada, Mexico and Japan on Monday (Sept. 28) resumed four-party talks on the automotive rules of origin here in a bid to narrow the gaps on this key issue before ministers gather later this week to try to a reach a broader Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal. The auto talks are being led on the U.S. side by Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler, who arrived Sunday, and on the Japanese side by...