Australia says ‘no appetite’ for major TPP changes after Donald Trump signals US may want to rejoin
Trump said Thursday the US could re-enter the Trans-Pacific Partnership if it could get a ‘better’ deal
There is “no appetite” among the Trans-Pacific Partnership signatories for major renegotiations to accommodate the United States, Australia said Sunday after US President Donald Trump indicated he was considering rejoining the pact.
But Australia’s Trade Minister Steven Ciobo said he “can’t see any appetite for any kind of wholesale renegotiations of the TPP deal to accommodate the United States”.
“Now don’t get me wrong, that’s not saying we don’t want the Americans back in, we do,” Ciobo told Sky News Australia.
“But what I am saying is I can’t see us unpicking all the stitching that brought this deal together to accommodate the US at this point.”