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Late delay as Pacific trade talks near landmark deal

U.S. officials, who are hosting the meeting, delayed a planned joint news conference until early Monday. On Saturday, Amari had said the next 24 hours would be a make-or-break period for the talks. After five years of negotiations, many officials had described this round as the best chance for an agreement, so failure to strike a deal in Atlanta would plunge the future of the talks into uncertainty.