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Summary of the Fourth round of Negotiations for the Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement
February 7, 2025
The fourth round of negotiations for the Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh (hybrid format), from February 2 to 6, 2025.
- The meeting was attended by, on the Japanese side, Mr. KOBAYASHI Izuru, Deputy Director-General, Economic Affairs Bureau of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and representatives from other relevant ministries, and on the Bangladesh side, Ms. Ayesha Akther, Additional Secretary, Head of Foreign Trade Agreement Wing, Ministry of Commerce, Bangladesh, and representatives from other relevant ministries.
- In this round of negotiations, both sides had a fruitful discussion on the way forward for future negotiations and on negotiating areas such as Trade in Goods, Rules of Origin, Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation, Trade in Services, Investment, Electronic Commerce and Intellectual Property.
- Both sides decided to work on scheduling the dates of the fifth round of negotiations through diplomatic channels.