Policy · Trade and investment policy
Abe and Obama issue joint vision statement backing trade and investment through TPP
- From
- Government of Japan (Prime Minister Abe) (Tokyo)
- Covers
- US government (President Obama), Washington, D.C.
- Value
- Not disclosed
- Status
- Issued on April 28, 2015.
- Date
- 2015-04-28
During Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Washington, he and President Barack Obama issued a US-Japan Joint Vision Statement. The two leaders committed to grow trade and investment between their countries, including through the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Why it matters
The statement set the political frame for the final stage of the TPP talks, which concluded later in 2015.
Sources
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