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

1. The Third Round of the Negotiations for the Japan-Mongolia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will be held from April 2 to 5, 2013 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
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.

March 27, 2013

Economic Partnership Division, Trade Policy Bureau