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TPP Talk: A 21st Century Trade Agreement
TPP Talk: A 21st Century Trade Agreement
17 May 2011 by Mark Sinclair
The level of public interest in the Trans-Pacific Partnership reflects the significance of the negotiation as a trade and foreign policy intiative.
Trade Minister Tim Groser offered a strategic perspective on the initiative in a speech to the US-NZ Partnership Forum in Christchuch on 21 February, characterising the negotiations as working toward "a 21st Century trade agreement".
For those who missed it the first time around, read the full text of his speech.
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