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<p>While there are many other markets the UK will look to for new agreements in the
future, our shared values and strength of trade with the United States, Japan, Australia
and New Zealand, make them the right places to focus our initial attention. We have
published our negotiation objectives for a UK-US free trade agreement. We will publish
more details on our approach to other priority partners in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We
are also continuing our programme to replicate the effects of existing EU trade agreements
to ensure continuity for UK businesses following the transition period. By the time
we left the EU, we had signed trade continuity agreements with 48 countries.</p><p>
</p><p>My Rt Hon Friend the Minister of State for Trade Policy (Conor Burns) is leading
for the Department on engagement with Nations beyond US, Japan, Australia and New
Zealand.</p>
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