Areas in Which Japan and the Federal Republic of Germany Cooperate and Exchange Views on an Ongoing Basis
I. Politics
(1) Summit meetings
(2) Meetings and regular consultations between foreign ministers
(3) Consultations between Japan's Vice-Ministers of Foreign Affairs and their German counterparts
(4) Exchanges of personnel between both Ministries of Foreign Affairs
(5) Consultations between officials of both countries' diplomatic missions in third countries
(6) Exchanges of views between members of the Japan-Germany Friendship Association of Parliament Members
II. Economy
(1) Exchanges of information and views between Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry and Germany's Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs
(2) Exchanges of personnel between Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry and Germany's Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs
(3) Meetings among economic experts of both countries
(4) Consultations between monetary authorities of both countries
(5) Regular consultations on postal services and telecommunications
(6) Consultations between aviation authorities of both countries
(7) Exchanges of views on agriculture and forestry between Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Germany's Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry
III. Academic Fields, Science and Technology
Meetings of the Japanese-German Joint Committee on Cooperation in Science and Technology
IV. Environment
Exchanges of views between Japan's Environment Agency and Germany's Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
V. Development Assistance
Japan-Germany aid policy consultations.
VI. Social Security
(1) Government consultations on pension agreements
(2) Exchange program for social security services
VII. Culture, Education and Youth Exchanges
(1) Meetings of the Japan-Germany Joint Cultural Committee
(2) Various youth exchange programs
(3) Exchanges of trainees in a wide range of fields
VIII. Exchanges of Views on Judicial Matters
(1) Meetings between Japanese and German judges and public prosecutors
(2) Exchanges of views at meetings of the Japan-Germany Jurists Association
IX. Other contacts (private sector organizations)
(1) Japan-Germany Dialog Forum
(2) German-Japanese Cooperation Council for High-Tech and Environmental Technology
(3) The Japan-United States-Europe Trilateral Committee
(4) Japan-Germany Dialog Group
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