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The meeting included participation from all 13 IPEF partners: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam. With over 100 delegates and 65 virtual delegates, the countries had positive and productive discussions on the envisioned substance within the Framework and will continue to engage intensively in the coming months.<p style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 24px;" class="">President Biden first launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework in Tokyo in May. Secretary Gina Raimondo and Ambassador Katherine Tai also held a virtual ministerial with their counterparts in Tokyo before Ambassador Tai hosted an informal meeting of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) partner countries.</p><div style="text-align: center;" class="">###</div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr class=""><td valign="top" id="m_-8775132971687266506templateBody" style="margin: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-image: none; background-size: cover; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 2px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(234, 234, 234); padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 9px; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat;" class=""><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%;" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" class=""><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="m_-8775132971687266506mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%;"><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td valign="top" class="m_-8775132971687266506mcnTextContent" style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; margin: 0px; word-break: break-word; color: rgb(32, 32, 32); font-size: 11px; line-height: 16.5px; padding: 0px 18px 9px;"><div style="text-align: center;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(169, 169, 169);" class="">U.S. Trade Representative Press Office</span></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div class=""><br class=""></div></div><br class=""><div class="">
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