U.S. Congress finally passes key bill for Pacific free trade pact

U.S. Congress finally passes key bill for Pacific free trade pact

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with reporters at his office in Tokyo on June 25, 2015, after the U.S. Congress passed a key trade bill in a step expected to help speed up negotiations toward the conclusion of a free trade initiative with Japan and 10 other Pacific Rim countries. Abe called it "major progress." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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