DANANG, Vietnam -- Japan's Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi echoed the firm intention among the Trans-Pacific Partnership nations to reignite the flame of multilateral trade at a press conference on Nov. 11.
"During the four months of [TPP 11] negotiations, we saw many times the member states clashing over details," he said, after ministers from the 11 participating countries finally reached an agreement in principle on a renegotiated version of the trade pact. "[But] we all shared the determination of establishing a free and fair, 21st century-rule in Asia-Pacific, the center of global growth, and that is why we have been able to reach an agreement."
