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