Obama To Discuss TPP During April Trip To Japan; Visit Other Countries

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President Obama will discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as part of his trip to Asia in April, the White House announced this week. The trip has been pointed to as a key deadline for concluding a TPP deal, after countries failed to meet their target of wrapping up negotiations by the end of 2013. The White House announcement did not provide the exact dates for Obama's trip, but said he would visit Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines in late April. Malaysia is participating in the TPP negotiations and South Korea has expressed an interest in joining the initiative, but the White House announcement did not specifically say Obama would discuss TPP in either country.