Policy paper

CPTPP: joint ministerial statement in Jeju, 16 May 2025

A jointly prepared statement following the meeting in Jeju, Republic of South Korea, on 16 May 2025 of Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) members.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 16 May 2025

This was published under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

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Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) joint ministerial statement, 16 May 2025

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CPTPP members discussed:

• the challenging international trading environment
• the 3 overarching priorities for 2025 under the theme, Delivering Sustainable Trade and Resilient Growth
• continued progress on the General Review
• the importance of the continued expansion of CPTPP
• future trade and investment initiatives with the European Union (EU) and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)