December 24, 2017

TOKYO -- A signing ceremony will mark a formal agreement on the new trade pact, in which 11 countries will participate.

The Japanese government plans to accelerate efforts to persuade Canada, which is the only participa­ting TPP country that has shown reluctance on coming to an early agreement. If the arrangements fail, the Japanese government is eyeing the possibility of the remaining 10 countries signing, according to sources close to the negotiations.

The new trade deal is called the Comprehensive and Progressive Agree­ment for Trans-Pacific Par­t­ner­ship (CPTPP). The signing ceremony will be attended by ministe­rial-­level officials from each signatory country, including Toshimitsu Motegi, minister in charge of economic revitalisation. It will be held sometime from late February to early March next year in the Chilean capital of Santiago.

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