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Summary of the Fourth round of negotiations for Japan-United Arab Emirates (UAE) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
August 8, 2025
From August 4 to 8, the fourth round of negotiations for Japan-United Arab Emirates (UAE) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) was held in online format.
- The meeting was attended by representatives from relevant ministries of Japan and the UAE.
- During this meeting, the two sides held active discussions on the modality of negotiations as well as on Trade in Goods, Trade in Services, Competition Policy, Trade and Sustainable Development, Customs Procedures and Trade Facilitation, Intellectual Property and other areas.
- Both sides concurred to coordinate the dates of the fifth round of negotiations through diplomatic channel