Argentina seeks to join Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty, minister says

‌Argentine Foreign ​Minister Pablo Quirno said on Tuesday the country intends ‌to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and will present its application on Wednesday in ‌Paris. The CPTPP is a free trade accord ‌among 12 countries. It was first established in 2018 among Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New ⁠Zealand, ​Peru, ⁠Singapore and Vietnam. Britain joined in 2024 and China also ⁠hopes to join.

‌Argentine Foreign ​Minister Pablo Quirno said on Tuesday the country intends ‌to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and will present its application on Wednesday in ‌Paris.

The CPTPP is a free trade accord ‌among 12 countries. It was first established in 2018 among Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New ⁠Zealand, ​Peru, ⁠Singapore and Vietnam. Britain joined in 2024 and China also ⁠hopes to join. Argentina's plans to join the pact ​follow its backing for other trade deals ⁠in recent months, including a reciprocal trade and investment agreement ⁠with ​the United States and the Mercosur-European Union agreement.

"We will continue to make rapid ⁠progress on these agreements," Quirno said during a virtual ⁠address ⁠to the 43rd Congress of the Argentine Institute of Finance Executives.