Fiji is amongst twenty countries in the world which will have the opportunity to enter into the Trump administration’s first trade talks, Bloomberg News reports.
President Donald Trump’s team has set a list of roughly 20 partners as the focus of early negotiations, people familiar with the matter said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The group includes nations such as Japan, South Korea and Vietnam, all top sources of US imports where Trump wants to shrink the trade deficit. It also encompasses comparatively minor partners like Fiji, Lesotho and Mauritius, Bloomberg News reports.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said the US is emphasizing talks with 18 countries but has not publicly identified the full list.
“We’re trying to show people a framework of how to do business so we can roll much more quickly,” Lutnick told Bloomberg Television.
The target list is not exhaustive. Administration officials have also held discussions with other countries, such as Brazil and the Philippines. European Union and US negotiators also continue talks.
Fiji was give a 32 percent tariff by the US government on April 2.
