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Eighth Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting
August 25, 2020
The Eighth Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting will be held on August 27.
1. This meeting will be held as a video conference, due to the current situation regarding COVID-19 disease. From the Japanese side, Mr. Kajiyama Hiroshi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and officials from relevant ministries will attend the meeting.
2. The current status of negotiations on remaining issues will be confirmed in this meeting, and way forward of the negotiation, amongst others, will be discussed.