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The United States and Japan will begin a round of negotiations on August 9 to reach a trade agreement, the Japanese government reported today.
to be held in Washington, DC, will be headed by Japan's Minister of Economic Policy and Taxation, Toshimitsu Motegi, and Foreign Trade Officer Robert Lighthizer.
" We want to have a constructive negotiation ", Motegi said at a press conference to inform of the beginning of the trade negotiations.
As with other countries and regions, the administration of Donald Trump complained about the US trade deficit with Japan. , which reached $ 68.876 million in 2017, while it was $ 84.304 million ten years ago.
Japan has favored regional solutions, such as The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which the United States withdrew in January 2017, is more inclined to enter into bilateral trade agreements.
The announcement of the beginning of this trade cycle between Japan and The United States is known after the Japanese authorities signed on 17 with the Union a broad free trade agreement negotiated for several years. EFE
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