President forms delegation for talks on Ukraine's joining Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement

President Volodymyr Zelensky has approved the composition of a delegation to participate in negotiations on Ukraine's joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

The relevant document was published on the president’s website, Ukrinform reports.

"To form a delegation of Ukraine to participate in negotiations on Ukraine's joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership," the document says.

First Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Economy Yulia Svyrydenko will lead the delegation. The delegation also includes six officials - representatives of the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy, the State Customs Service and the Office of the President of Ukraine.

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The Head of State also approved the directives of the delegation, but they are marked "For Official Use Only".

The Trans-Pacific Partnership is an international trade and economic organization whose goal is to create a free trade zone in the Asia-Pacific region. The organization was created on the basis of a developed trade agreement between its members.