UK 🇬🇧 - 🌏🌎 CPTPP Accession

Online seminar just starting on the UK joining the #CPTPP , which includes amongst other speakers the Chief Negotiator for the CPTPP accession, Graham Zebedee.

Thread here for interesting things that come out of it.

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Graham is thankfully up first as speakers, as I have work meetings to be in soon!

Before he starts - the host declares that this seminar is not to be a battleground for Brexit, and will be staying on topic.

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Graham states that Ukraine has formally applied to join the CPTPP, adding it to the list of those in the queue behind the UK to accede - being China, Taiwan, Ecuador, Costa Rica and Uruguay.

Haven't seen this confirmed elsewhere, so could be wrong.

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