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

June 2, 2026 3:35 PM EDT

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

June 2 (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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