Preparatory Meeting towards Launching Negotiations for the Japan-Peru Economic Partnership Agreement

March 25, 2009
Japanese

  1. A preparatory meeting towards launching negotiations for the Japan-Peru Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) was held from March 23 (Mon) to 25 (Wed) in Tokyo, Japan.
     
  2. Participants in the meeting were: on the Japanese side, Mr. Yasuo Tanabe, Deputy Director-General of Economic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and other officials from relevant ministries; and on the Peruvian side, Mr. Nathan Nadramija, General Directorate of Asia-Oceania Bilateral Affairs of Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism, and other officials.
     
  3. At the meeting, both sides reached a common understanding to certain extent with regard to the basic stance of both sides towards a possible EPA, towards an early launching of EPA negotiations.
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