AUSTRALIA-US -JAPAN-POLITICS-TRADE-TPP

A family photo shows trade ministers from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a pan-Pacific trade agreement from 12 nations (L-R) Lim Jock Hoi from Brunei Darussalam, Ed Fast from Canada, Andres Rebolledo from Chile, Akira Amari from Japan, Sri Mustapa Mohamed of Malaysia, Andrew Robb from Australia, Mike Froman from the US, Ildefonso Guajardoform Mexico, Tim Groser from New Zealand, Jorge Del Castillo from Peru, Lim Hng Kiang from Singapore and Tran Quoc Khanh from Vietnam, in Sydney on October 26, 2014. The TPP, which would encompass 40 percent of the global economy and include 12 nations, has been the subject of negotiations for years. AFP PHOTO/Peter PARKS (Photo credit should read PETER PARKS/AFP via Getty Images)