Economic ministers from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed Saturday to work toward launching talks by the end of the year on creating a regional free-trade agreement.
The ministers pledged to work toward talks on the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership via working groups, according to a statement issued after the Japan-ASEAN ministerial meeting in Tokyo.
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