TPP Negotiators, Ministers Set for Atlanta Meetings in Coming Days, Says AAFA
Trans-Pacific Partnership chief negotiators will tentatively meet in Atlanta on Sept. 26 for several days of talks, followed by a ministerial there “toward the end of the week,” said the American Apparel and Footwear Association in a Sept. 22 newsletter.…
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U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman declined to confirm the Atlanta meetings earlier on the same day (see 1509220015). The meetings would come on the heels of a TPP meeting in San Francisco that wrapped up on Sept. 22. “If a deal is reached in Atlanta, Congress may be able to consider implementing legislation during 2016,” said AAFA. That prospect decreased following the failure to lock down the talks in Maui during late July (see 1508030024). USTR said it wasn't able to confirm the Atlanta meetings.