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Summary of the Eighth Round of Negotiations for the Japan-Colombia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
1. From October 27 to November 7, the Eighth Round of Negotiations for the Economic Partnership Agreement between Japan and Colombia was held Bogota, Colombia.
2. From the Japanese side, Mr. Toshiro Suzuki, Ambassador for International Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and representatives from relevant ministries attended the meeting. From the Colombian side, Mr. Javier Humberto Gamboa Benavides, Chief Negotiator, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism and representatives from relevant ministries and agencies participated.
3. In this round of negotiations, progress has been achieved in such areas as Trade in Goods, Trade in Services, Intellectual Property, Government Procurement, Cooperation, Electric Commerce, Rules of Origin and Labor and Environment, among others.
4. Both sides decided to work on scheduling the dates of the ninth round of negotiations through diplomatic channels.