[x-pubpol] BREAKING NEWS: TPP postponed to next year

[Joly MacFie]

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/2013/12/breaking-news-tpp-postponed-to-next-year.html

the TPP countries released the following
statement<http://www.ustr.gov/about-us/press-office/press-releases/2013/December/TPP-Ministers-Statement>
:

"*We, the Ministers and Heads of Delegation for Australia, Brunei
Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru,
Singapore, the United States, and Vietnam, have just completed a four-day
Ministerial meeting in Singapore where we have made substantial progress
toward completing the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. *

*Over the course of this meeting, we identified potential “landing zones”
for the majority of key outstanding issues in the text.  We will continue
to work with flexibility to finalize these text issues as well as market
access issues.  *

*For all TPP countries, an ambitious, comprehensive and high-standard
agreement that achieves the goals established in Honolulu in 2011 is
critical for creating jobs and promoting growth, providing opportunity for
our citizens and contributing to regional integration and the strengthening
of the multilateral trading system. *

*Therefore, we have decided to continue our intensive work in the coming
weeks toward such an agreement.  We will also further our consultations
with stakeholders and engage in our respective political processes.*

*Following additional work by negotiators, we intend to meet again next
month*."


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