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The Eighth Round of Negotiations on the Japan-Switzerland Economic Partnership Agreement

September 17, 2008

  1. The Eighth Round of Negotiations on the Japan-Switzerland Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will be held from September 22 (Mon) to 24 (Wed) in Bern, Switzerland.
     
  2. In this Round, Mr. Jun Yokota, Representative of the Government of Japan (Chief Negotiator), and other officials from relevant ministries for the Japanese side, and Mr. Luzius Wasescha, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the WTO, State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (Chief Negotiator) and other officials from relevant ministries for the Swiss side will participate.
     
  3. At the meetings, such issues as trade in goods, investment, electronic commerce and other areas will be discussed.
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