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Ron Kirk: “Our ambition, at least among the nine countries that initially decided to go down this road together, was let us not…”

On the recordFebruary 28, 2012
Our ambition, at least among the nine countries that initially decided to go down this road together, was let us not wait on what is going to happen in Doha or APEC; let us try and develop a new trade model for the twenty-first century with the highest standards knowing every country is going to have some challenge.
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Ron Kirk

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Kirk emphasizes the goal of creating a high-standard trade model among participating countries.

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