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Bangladesh, Japan hold 1st round of talks in Dhaka for EPA

26 May '24
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Bangladesh, Japan hold 1st round of talks in Dhaka for EPA
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Japan and Bangladesh discussed trade in goods, rules of origin, customs procedures and trade facilitation, investment, e-commerce, intellectual property and the method of negotiations at the first round of talks for an economic partnership agreement (EPA) in Dhaka recently.

The meeting was attended by Taketani Atsushi, ambassador in charge of economic diplomacy at the Japanese embassy in Dhaka, and Ahmad Munirus Saleheen, chairman of Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC), a release from the embassy said.

On May 19, Japanese ambassador to Bangladesh Iwama Kiminori participated in the opening session of the negotiations with Bangladesh state minister for commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu, commerce secretary Mohammad Selim Uddin and BTTC chairman and chief negotiator from the Bangladesh side Ahmad Munirus Saleheen.

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