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First Round of Negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Japan and Colombia

December 17, 2012
Japanese

1.  On Monday December 17, the first round of negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement between Japan and Colombia was held in Tokyo.
2.  From the Japanese side, Mr. Jun Yokota, Ambassador in charge of Economic Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and  representatives from other relevant ministries attended the meeting. From the Colombian side, Mr. Javier Humberto Gamboa Benavides, Chief Negotiator, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, and other representatives attended the meeting.
3.  In this round of negotiations, the scope and Terms of Reference were discussed.
4.  Both sides decided to hold the second round of negotiations in Colombia next year and the dates would be decided through diplomatic channels.

• (* The foregoing is a provisional translation. The date indicated above denotes the date of issue of the original press release in Japanese.)

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