Joint Press Release with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Second Round of Negotiations for the Japan-Mongolia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)

1. The Second Round of the Negotiations for the Japan-Mongolia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will be held from Tuesday, December 11 to Friday, December 14, 2012 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo, Japan.
2. The Japanese delegation will be led by Mr. Jun Yokota, Ambassador in charge of Economic Diplomacy, and the Mongolian delegation will be led by Mr. Ochirbat Chuluunbat, Vice Minister for Economic Development of Mongolia. Experts from relevant ministries and agencies of both sides will participate in the meetings.
3. In this round, negotiations in areas including Trade in Goods, Trade in Services, Rules of Origin, Customs Procedures, Investment, Intellectual Property, Competition, Cooperation and Improvement of Business Environment are scheduled to be held.

December 10, 2012

Economic Partnership Division, Trade Policy Bureau