TPP signatories agree to continue talks www.nhk.or.jp
Ministers of the remaining 11 member countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership have agreed to keep talking, despite the US withdrawal from the pact in January.
The ministers met on Wednesday in Chile for the first time since the US pullout. That move seemed to scupper any chance that the pact would go ahead.
The ministers said in a statement they've confirmed the TPP's strategic and economic significance and are concerned about growing protectionism around the world.
The officials agreed to meet again in May.
Published Date:2017-03-16