Japan, U.S., EU trade ministers to meet by year-end
November 18, 2021
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Trade ministers from Japan, the United States and the European Union aim to hold a meeting by the end of the year, they said in a statement released Wednesday.
The ministers expect to discuss ways to correct unfair policy measures that distort the market, with China in mind.
According to the statement, the three-way meeting will likely be held on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization, set to kick off late this month in Geneva.
From Japan, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda is expected to take part in the trilateral meeting.
Meetings of trade ministers from Japan, the United States and the EU started in 2017. The last one took place in January 2020.
"Politics" POPULAR ARTICLE
-
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Promotes Revised NISA Investment Program to Young People; Kishida Focusing on Moving Money From Savings to Investment in a Safe Environment
-
“High Probability” 2 MSDF Patrol Helicopters Collided near Torishima Island; 1 Dead, 7 Others Onboard Missing (Update 2)
-
84% of People Nationwide Say They Feel Japan’s National Security Is Under Threat
-
Russia to Ban Non-Registered Vessels from Waters Around Northern Territories From April 11 to 17
-
Japan-U.K. Foreign Ministers Confirm Deepening Cooperation in Security Field; Kamikawa Underscores Importance of NATO Ties
JN ACCESS RANKING
- China Mutes Memorialization of Reformer Hu Yaobang; Memories Could Spark Critique of Xi Administration
- Shinkansen Services Suspended After Man ‘Searches for Phone’ on Tracks; Disruption Affects About 14,000 Passengers
- U.S. 7th Fleet officer Arrested on Suspicion of Stealing Sushi, Sashimi, Chicken at Kanagawa Shopping Mall; Suspect Caught Mid-Meal
- UNRWA Director Describes Catastrophic Destruction in Gaza; Says Relief Trucks Robbed, ‘People’s Hearts Destroyed’
- JAL Airplane Experiences Radio Malfunction During Flight, Lands Safely By Relying on Light Signals