The seventh meeting of the Joint Study Committee (JSC) for an FTA among the People’s Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (hereinafter called CJKFTA) was held in Pyeongchang, Korea from December 14 (Wednesday) to 16 (Friday). The JSC released a joint statement announcing the completion of the joint study.

1. The seventh meeting of the JSC for a CJKFTA was held in Pyeongchang, Korea from December 14 (Wednesday) to 16 (Friday).
2. Relevant officials from the three countries attended the meeting, including Mr. Hideichi Okada, Vice-Minister for International Affairs of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Mr. Shinichi Nishimiya, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with officials from other related ministries of Japan; Mr. Chong Quan, Deputy China International Trade Representative of the Ministry of Commerce of China; and Mr. Choi Seok Young, Deputy Minister for FTA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Korea. They were joined by business and academic participants.
3. Through the joint study, the three countries realized that a CJKFTA is expected not only to expand trilateral trade and investment but also to help evolve a wide range of trilateral cooperation and reaffirmed that a CJKFTA will contribute to the ongoing process of economic integration in the Asia-Pacific region.
4. A joint press conference was held on the afternoon of December 16 (Friday), during which a joint statement announcing the completion of the joint study (see Appendix(PDF:64KB)) was released.

1st meeting:

May 6-7, 2010 (Seoul, Korea)

2nd meeting:

September 1-3, 2010 (Tokyo)

3rd meeting:

December 1-3, 2010 (Weihai, China)

4th meeting:

March 30-April 1, 2011 (Jeju, Korea)

5th meeting:

June 27-28, 2011 (Kitakyushu)

6th meeting:

August 31-September 2, 2011 (Changchun, China)

7th meeting:

December 14-16, 2011 (Pyeongchang, Korea)

December 16, 2011

Northeast Asia Division, Trade Policy Bureau