Formal Request to Commence UK Accession Negotiations to CPTPP On Monday 1st February, we submitted our notification of intent letter to begin the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) accession process. From: Dear Minister O’Connor, As the Minister of Trade in New Zealand, the depositary nation of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, and with reference to Article 5: ‘Accession’ of the CPTPP treaty text, I am writing to you on behalf of the United Kingdom to formally request the commencement of negotiations...