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

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Argentina's Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno speaks to delegates during a meeting on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., April 27, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Argentina's Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno speaks to delegates during a meeting on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., April 27, 2026. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Eduardo Munoz Reuters

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.

(Reporting by Natalia Siniawski, Editing by Daina Beth Solomon)

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This story was originally published June 2, 2026 at 12:35 PM.

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