Joint Press Release with the Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe 15th Round of Negotiations for Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

1. The 15th round of negotiations for the Japan-Australia EPA will be held in Canberra, Australia from Monday, April 23 to Friday, April 27.
2. The participants in the meeting will be: on the Japanese side, Mr. Shinichi Nishimiya, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and other officials from relevant Japanese ministries; and on the Australian side, Mr. Bruce Gosper, Deputy Secretary of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and other officials from relevant departments of Australia.
3. Among the issues that will be discussed in the meeting are trade in goods and services, investment, rules of origin, and food supply.

• April 23- 24, 2007: 1st round of negotiations in Canberra
• August 6-10, 2007: 2nd round of negotiations in Tokyo
• November 5-8, 2007: 3rd round of negotiations in Canberra
• February 25-29, 2008: 4th round of negotiations in Tokyo
• April 28-May 1, 2008: 5th round of negotiations in Canberra
• July 28-August 1, 2008: 6th round of negotiations in Tokyo
• October 27-31, 2008: 7th round of negotiations in Canberra
• March 9-13, 2009: 8th round of negotiations in Tokyo
• July 27-31, 2009: 9th round of negotiations in Canberra
• November 17-25, 2009: 10th round of negotiations in Tokyo
• April 19-22, 2010: 11th round of negotiations in Canberra
• February 7-10, 2011: 12th round of negotiations in Tokyo
• December 20-21, 2011: 13th round of negotiations in Canberra
• February 14-17, 2012: 14th round of negotiations in Tokyo

April 16, 2012

Economic Partnership Division, Trade Policy Bureau