 Nishimura Yasutoshi, Japanese minister in charge of negotiations for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. (Photo: Kyodo/VNA) |
Nishimura said that Japan is working closely with the UK and is carrying out the necessary work to speed up negotiations.
The UK filed a request in February to join CPTPP, which now has 11 member nations including Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, and Vietnam, accounting for more than 13% of the global GDP.
The CPTPP was signed in 2018 in Chile.