Japan held preliminary talks with New Zealand in Wellington on Thursday over bid to join negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative, completing the first round of such talks with all of the nine TPP countries.
New Zealand welcomed Japan's interest in joining TPP negotiations but refrained from declaring its support, as did Australia, during bilateral talks with Tokyo on Tuesday in Canberra, Japan's Parliamentary Senior Vice Foreign Minister Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi said at a press conference in Tokyo. (Mainichi)
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