Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday agreed with his Canadian and Chilean counterparts to closely cooperate in promoting free trade amid the rise of protectionism.
In a meeting in the Papua New Guinean capital of Port Moresby, Abe and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed the planned enforcement on Dec. 30 of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, an 11-nation free trade agreement, according to the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo.
In separate talks on the sidelines of a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, Abe asked Chilean President Sebastian Pinera to have the Latin American country ratify the pact as soon as possible, the ministry said.