Despite TPA, bumpy road still ahead for Pacific trade agenda

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R), Akira Amari (C), minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, and transport minister Akihiro Ota attend a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on June 26, 2015. Hopes are high that a TPP deal may finally be reached with the recent passage in the U.S. Congress of a crucial trade bill, but negotiation sources warn that the ambitious initiative is still hanging in the balance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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