Japan and Malaysia agreed Sunday to launch governmental working-level talks to look into concluding a bilateral free-trade agreement, Japanese officials said.
Malaysian International Trade and Industry Minister Rafidah Aziz was quoted as telling her Japanese counterpart that talks on the FTA should start at the working level because the two countries have sectors sensitive to further trade liberalization.
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma agreed with the view, the officials said.
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