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Summary of the Fifth Round of Negotiations for the Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement
April 28, 2025
The fifth round of negotiations for the Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) was held in Tokyo (hybrid format), from April 20 to 26, 2025.
- The meeting was attended by, on the Japanese side, Mr. KOBAYASHI Izuru, Deputy Director-General, Ambassador in charge of Economic Diplomacy, Economic Affairs Bureau of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and representatives of 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 of 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 for the sixth round of negotiations through diplomatic channels.