Press Releases
First Round of the Negotiations for a Japan-Turkey Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
November 25, 2014
1. The first round of the negotiations for a Japan-Turkey Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will be held from Monday, December 1 to Tuesday, December 2 in Tokyo.
2. The meeting will be attended by, on the Japanese side, Mr. Toshiro Suzuki, Ambassador in charge of International Trade and Economic Affairs (Chief Negotiator) and representatives from other relevant ministries, and on the Turkish side, Mr. Murat Yapici, Director-General for the EU Affairs (Chief Negotiator) and representatives from other relevant departments.
3. At the round, both sides will exchange their views on the method of negotiations and a broad range of negotiating areas such as Trade in Goods and Services.
(* The foregoing is a provisional translation. The date indicated above denotes the date of issue of the original press release in Japanese.)