Kan comments on free trade agreement, farmers protest

SHOTLIST POOL 1. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan walks into news conference 2. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Naoto Kan, Japanese Prime Minister "There are different paths to achieving our goal, by accumulating bilateral FTAs or EPAs, or through multilateral measures such as ASEAN plus 3, or ASEAN plus six or TPP( Trans Pacific Partnership) . These multilateral plans are another way to achieve our common goal. And our ultimate common goal is to have a free trade area encompassing the entire Asia Pacific region." 3. Pan from journalists to Kan AP 4. Mid of riot police line up 5. Wide of riot police 6. Wide of anti-TPP leftist rally 7. Mid of rally 8. Mid of activist delivering speech 9. Mid of banner 10. Wide of rally with FTA and TPP poster 11. Mid of protester carrying posters that say "Smash APEC Workers Unite" 12. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Kensaku Ota, 60 year old farmer: "It is evident that Japanese farms will not be able to withstand the passing of the TPP." 13.Mid of protestors applauding 14. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Yoshiyuki Akadai, 28 year old activist: "Farmers and or workers that are living their lives are both being underminded together (by APEC). And it is not forgiveable" 15. Mid of activist hading out leaflet and zoom into poster STORYLINE: Leaders of the Pacific Rim economies that have spearheaded the global recovery agreed on Sunday to work toward building a regionwide free trade zone they say is the lynchpin for sustainable growth. From rising powerhouse China to tiny Brunei, the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum unanimously pledged to avoid raising more trade barriers and to roll back those they may have erected in the midst of crisis. The APEC gathering appeared to move beyond the discord over currencies that riled a Group of 20 summit held in South Korea late last week. Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said in his speech that the general target was 2020. "Our ultimate common goal is to have a free trade area encompassing the entire Asia Pacific region", Kan said Sunday. Japan has lagged behind its regional rivals in forging free trade deals and is still debating whether it should also participate, despite strong opposition from farmers who worry that an influx of cheaper agriculture products would ruin them. Joining the hundreds of anti-free trade protestors gathered outside the summit farmer Kensaku Ota expressed the fears shared by many in the country's primary sector. "It is evident that Japanese farms will not be able to withstand the passing of the TPP," he said. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/6f6f54679a89ef62a62b0c309a1ea0fa Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork