Japan, Malaysia TPP talks

Japan, Malaysia TPP talks

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Malaysian Trade Minister Mustapa Mohamad (L) and Koya Nishikawa, a House of Representatives member of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, shake hands before their talks in Putrajaya on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur on March 31, 2014. They agreed on the importance of the countries involved in stalled negotiations for a Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact, including the United States, exhibiting "flexibility" toward each others' positions in order to advance the talks.

Malaysian trade minister meets press on TPP

Malaysian trade minister meets press on TPP

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed (R) answers reporters' questions during a press conference held in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 20, 2014, to discuss issues related to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade scheme. Malaysia is one of the 12 countries involved in the TPP negotiations.

Malaysian trade minister

Malaysian trade minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamad holds a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 20, 2014.

TPP free trade talks in Brunei

TPP free trade talks in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Akira Amari (L), the Japanese minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, and Malaysia's International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed shake hands before their meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan on Aug. 22, 2013. Twelve Pacific Rim countries began the 19th round of negotiations for creating a regional free trade pact the same day in Brunei.

Japan, Malaysia hold bilateral trade meeting in Hawaii

Japan, Malaysia hold bilateral trade meeting in Hawaii

Japanese Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Akira Amari (far L) attends a bilateral meeting with Malaysia's trade minister Mustapa Mohamed in Lahaina, Hawaii, on July 29, 2015, on the sidelines of a four-day ministerial meeting of 12 countries on the Trans-Pacific Partnership initiative that started the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

16 Asia-Pacific nations seek to agree on tariff elimination targets

16 Asia-Pacific nations seek to agree on tariff elimination targets

Trade ministers and officials from Asia-Pacific countries, including Daishiro Yamagiwa (C front), a Japanese vice minister of trade and industry, and Mustapa Mohamed (L front), the minister of international trade and industry of Malaysia, get ready for commemorative photos in Kuala Lumpur on July 13, 2015. The gathering involving the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and six other countries including China, Japan and India marked a fresh round of talks on a free trade scheme known as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo