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Business leaders call on negotiations on TPP Agreement to conclude by the end of the year


Business leaders call on negotiations on TPP Agreement to conclude by the end of the year, SHOTLIST
1. Various of Trans-Pacific Partnership Business Forum news conference
2. Mid of speakers
3. Mid of audience
4. Mid of speakers
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Carlos Chiappori, President of Peruvian Society of Foreign Commerce (COMEXPERU):
“It’s very important to emphasise that we’re interested and asking the governments (negotiating over the TPP) to close the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) before the end of the year.”
6. Close of audience
7. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Eduardo Ferreyros, Director General of Peruvian Society of Foreign Commerce (COMEXPERU):
“In all the negotiations countries have the right to bring to the table the proposals they consider the best, but this doesn’t mean that the proposals of all the countries are going to be accepted.”
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9. Close of Trans-Pacific Partnership banner
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STORYLINE
Business leaders meeting in Lima on Monday called on governments involved in negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement to conclude talks by the end of the year.
At a forum as part of the 17th round of TPP negotiations, which focuses on a free trade area, business representatives from 11 countries in the Asia-Pacific region asked for the deal to be finalised this year, saying it will contribute to the region’s economy and raise employment levels.
Business groups want the TPP to be an agreement without exclusions, and the elimination of trade barriers and tariffs to allow goods, services and investment to flow through the region.
“It’s very important to emphasise that we’re interested and asking the governments (negotiating over the TPP) to close the TPP before the end of the year,” said President of Peruvian Society of Foreign Commerce (COMEXPERU), Carlos Chiappori.
The target is for negotiations to finish in October, with the hope that Japan will be included in the group of negotiating countries in July.
The US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Peru, Chile and Mexico are already involved in the negotiations.
Critics of the TPP have protested against a US proposal that seeks to expand regulation on patents and intellectual property rights on the internet.
In response Eduardo Ferreyros, Director General on COMEXPERU said that just because a proposal is brought forward doesn’t mean it will be accepted.
“In all the negotiations countries have the right to bring to the table the proposals they consider the best, but this doesn’t mean that the proposals of all the countries are going to be accepted,” he said.
The 17th round of negotiations will finish on Friday when it is expected a statement on the state of the talks will be made by the negotiating teams.

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