Message to Trump: Europe and Japan Sign Ambitious Free Trade Agreement

The European Union and Japan signed an ambitious Free Trade Agreement in Tokyo which constitutes "A powerful message against the protectionism" of the American president Donald Trump

"Today is a historic day because we celebrate the signing of an extremely ambitious commercial agreement between two of the world's leading economies "] says the statement issued after the signing.

It is "a clear message against protectionism" by Trump, said the president of the European Council, Donald Tusk .

It badumes the largest trade pact negotiated by the bloc of the EU, while for Japan it is a key element of the Japanese Prime Minister's economic growth strategy, Shinzo Abe .

The trade agreement defines the relationship between two partners who agglutinate 40% of trade and 30% of world GDP .

In addition, the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker stated that "the European Union and Japan will work together for a reform of the Organization World Trade Organization (WTO) ".