0of 5,000

Help us find 5,000 new members. Bring one friend.

Share your personal link and make us stronger in 2027.

0 found so far

Goal 5,000

News Feed

Ukraine seeks to join Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement

• 1 min read

President Volodymyr Zelensky has approved the delegation that will participate in negotiations on Ukraine’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko was appointed as head of the delegation. Other delegation members include representatives of the Economy Ministry, Justice Ministry, Agriculture Ministry, State Customs Service, and President’s Office.

“The Ministry of Economy expects to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement in early 2024. At the same time, there is a prospect of joining the agreement this year,” Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said.

“This will give Ukraine the opportunity to liberalize non-tariff restrictions on trade in goods and services with the countries of this region, as well as open access to new markets. In addition, it will allow us to expand access to foreign direct investment,” she added.

Currently, the members of the agreement include Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Japan, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam.

On Feb. 1, 2021, the U.K. expressed intent to join the trading bloc.

Ukraine’s Trade Representative Taras Kachka said the talks will start after the U.K.’s decision on joining the agreement.

Avatar
The Kyiv Independent news desk

We are the news team of the Kyiv Independent. We are here to make sure our readers get quick, essential updates about the events in Ukraine. Feel free to contact us via email with feedback and news alerts.

Read more
News Feed
 (Updated:  )

The grounding was the first nationwide flight stoppage since January 2023, when an FAA computer system malfunctioned. Before that, the last nationwide grounding followed the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

 (Updated:  )

Local authorities later on Nov. 13 reported that a rescue worker from the Cobra emergency service was killed when a concrete slab fell on him while he was clearing debris from a building damaged in the Russian attack.

Show More