US, Japan Agree to Start Negotiations on Bilateral Free-Trade Pact

US, Japan Agree to Start Negotiations on Bilateral Free-Trade Pact
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) meets with US President Donald Trump, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Sept. 26, 2018. NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images
Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
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President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sept. 26 agreed to begin negotiations for a bilateral free-trade agreement, stressing the need for a “strong, stable, and mutually beneficial trade and economic relationship.”

“We’ve agreed today to start trade negotiations between the United States and Japan,” Trump said at a summit with Abe in New York, on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly session.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
Reporter
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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