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US President-elect Donald Trump says he will announce his intention to pull out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement on his first day of taking office.
He posted a video message about his top policy priorities for the first 100 days of his presidency on the website of his transition team on Monday.
He said that his agenda is based on a principle of putting America first and stressed creating more jobs at home.
Trump referred to trade as one of his top policy priorities when he is sworn in on January 20. He said the TPP is a potential disaster for the US.
Trump said that instead his team will negotiate fair bilateral deals that bring jobs and industry back to the US.
During his election campaign, Trump repeated his intention to withdraw from the trade pact.
The leaders of the 12 TPP member countries confirmed at a meeting in Peru on Saturday that they will push ahead domestic procedures necessary for the trade pact to take effect.
US President Barack Obama also said he will continue efforts to seek understanding in the US of the importance of the agreement.
Published Date:2016-11-22