Centrum Stosunków Międzynarodowych - 07 October 2016: Japanese Prime Minister urged to ratify the TTP agreement before any other state

Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement may be signed before the presidential election in the USA. Japanese Prime Minister ties to encourage the parliament to approve the agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership ahead of other countries. Shinzo Abe said that in this way it will be possible to give impetus for the agreement to come into effect. According to him, through the approval of the agreement in parliament Japan would like to reaffirm its mission as a country that achieved its economic prosperity through free trade.

Agency "Kyodo" notes that Japan's aspiration to quickly approve the agreement due to the fact that the presidential elections in the US may make difficulties with the situation: Trump and Clinton are both oppose the ratification of the agreement on the TTP.

In February, a trade agreement was signed in New Zealand Auckland by 12 countries: USA, Australia, Japan, Canada, Vietnam, Brunei, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Mexico, Peru, and Chile.