Thailand "highly likely" to decide to join TPP: deputy prime minister
Published Fri, Nov 27, 2015 · 07:33 AM
[TOKYO] Thailand is "highly likely" to decide to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal (TPP), Thai deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said on Friday.
"Thailand is highly interested in joining TPP ...," he told a news conference in Tokyo through an interpreter.
"Chances are high that Thailand will seek to join TPP." The trade agreement currently has 12 members.
REUTERS
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