Canada's Trade Minister Ed Fast says he will travel to Atlanta, where chief negotiators for a dozen countries including the U.S., Japan and Mexico are hoping to conclude a massive Pacific Rim trade agreement.

"I will be in Atlanta next week," said Ed Fast during an interview on CBC News Network's Power & Politics on Wednesday, confirming for the first time his participation in what could be the final round of negotiations.

A four-day meeting of chief negotiators has been confirmed for Sept. 26, followed by a meeting of trade ministers on Sept. 30.

This has been excerpted from the 23 September 2015 edition of CBC News and is available in its entirety at:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ed-fast-confirms-attendance-at-trans-pacific-partnership-negotiations-in-atlanta-1.3240997