APEC Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI) discussed the format of the FTAAP work program

The APEC Committee on Trade and Investment (CTI) jointly with Friends of the Chair discussed the draft FOTC work plan as well as the format of the FTAAP work program. A number of economies expressed support for the development of the FTAAP work program and the proposed format. The first draft of the work program will be developed, with a view to having it circulated by 30 June 2017. The APEC MRT/SOM encouraged economies to make further progress on the work plan and develop the multi-year work program on FTAAP to further enhance APEC economies’ ability to participate in high-quality, comprehensive free trade negotiations in the future.