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Minister Nishimura Attends the 52nd Independence Day Reception of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
March 28, 2023
On Monday, March 27, the 52nd Independence Day Reception of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, hosted by the Embassy of Bangladesh in Tokyo, and Mr. Nishimura Yasutoshi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, attended and delivered remarks.
In Minister Nishimura’s remarks, he congratulated the People's Republic of Bangladesh on its 52nd Independence Day. He stated that, in light of the close economic relationship between Japan and Bangladesh, he would further promote the strengthening of Japan-Bangladesh economic relations through the "Japan-Bangladesh Public Private Joint Economic Dialogue " scheduled for the following April and being held for the first time in three years, and the "Joint Study Group on the possibility of a Japan-Bangladesh Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)" whose launch was agreed upon at the end of last year.
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Southwest Asia Office, Trade Policy Bureau