11 TPP members to start talks concerning Britain's entry

The UK filed a request in February following last year's EU departure

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Port of Felixstowe, U.K. TPP members and Britain are expected to set up task force groups within several months to discuss tariffs as well as trade and investment rules. © Reuters

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The 11 members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership decided Wednesday to start negotiations for Britain's entry into the regional free trade agreement, a Japanese minister said.

The members made the decision in a virtual meeting of the TPP Commission, the group's top decision-making body chaired by Japan this year, Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan's minister in charge of TPP negotiations, told reporters.

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