UK hopes to wrap CPTPP talks by next year: Dominic Raab
UK keen on growth markets and digital areas, says Britain's top diplomat
Singapore
THE United Kingdom hopes to finalise negotiations to join a Pacific free trade agreement (FTA) within the next year, said its top diplomat.
Britain and countries in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), one of the world's largest trade blocs, launched formal negotiations this week to begin its accession into the alliance.
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