Official Says U.S. In The Process Of Narrowing TPP Priorities, Asks For Business Help

LIMA – The U.S. chief negotiator in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks said yesterday (May 20) that the United States is in the process of whittling down its list of priorities in the negotiations in order to try to conclude a deal this year, and she called on U.S. business groups to provide input in order to better help U.S. officials in this effort. In comments at a business forum here, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Barbara Weisel acknowledged that the...