Thursday, October 27 at the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations in Lima, Peru

Today at the ninth round of Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations in Lima, Peru, a number of negotiating groups held talks on issues including legal issues, financial services, intellectual property rights, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, temporary entry, government procurement, environment, and customs. Numerous negotiating teams also held bilateral meetings.

The Lima round of TPP talks is expected to conclude tomorrow, with chief negotiators receiving reports from the remaining negotiating groups on their progress during the week.