Premiers Lee and Abe discuss trade deals, reaffirm ties
They note that a successful TPP outcome would depend on the respective ratification process of each country
Brisbane
PRIME Minister Lee Hsien Loong's last order of business on his three-day visit to Brisbane before returning home was a meeting with the leader of the world's third-largest economy.
Over breakfast on Monday, he had talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a range of issues, including the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade deal negotiations in which both countries are involved.
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