U.S. Commerce Secretary says closed three 'pillars' of Indo-Pacific talks

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said that a ministers meeting on Tuesday closed three Commerce-led "pillars" of the Biden administration's Indo-Pacific Economic Framework talks.

Raimondo, made the remark at a bilateral meeting with Japan, one of the 14 IPEF countries in the U.S.-led talks. She did not specify any details of the agreements, but the Commerce Department has led the negotiations on pillars covering supply chains, cooperation on clean energy on fighting corruption and tax evasion.