U.S.-Japan Leaders Meeting Yields No Deal, But Obama Signals Confidence

摘要

A bilateral meeting between President Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ended on April 28 without any indication they had reached a bilateral deal on market access for agricultural and automobile trade under the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), though Obama signaled he is confident that the two countries will ultimately be able to reach an agreement despite domestic political hurdles. "I know that the politics around trade can be hard in both our countries," Obama said during a press conference after the meeting. "But I know that Prime Minister Abe, like me, is deeply committed to getting this done, and I'm confident we will."