Australia and Japan committed to signing Asia Pacific trade pact by March, Turnbull says


  • World
  • Thursday, 18 Jan 2018

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrive at Narashino exercise field in Funabashi, east of Tokyo, Japan January 18, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

TOKYO (Reuters) - Australia and Japan are committed to signing an Asia Pacific trade deal by March with countries in the region ready to forge a pact to replace the derailed Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Thursday

"Prime Minister (Shinzo) Abe and I are personally committed to having this deal signed and sealed by March," Turnbull said during a speech in Tokyo.

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