US, Others Firm Target For Transpacific Trade Deal
Published Thursday, May 19, 2011
The United States and eight other Asia Pacific countries agreed on Thursday to strive for the "broad outlines" of a free trade pact by the time President Barack Obama hosts a regional summit in Hawaii in November.
Countries involved in the TransPacific Partnership (TPP) talks met on the sidelines of a meeting of trade ministers from the 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
