SEOUL April 26 Kyodo Japan and t...

SEOUL April 26 Kyodo

Japan and toward the south Korea began their third circular of negotiations in Seoul forward Monday in a bid to wrap up negotiations upon a free trade agreement (FTA) according to the end of 2005, toward the south Korean officials said.

At the three-day talks, the Japanese team is headed by dint of Ichiro Fujisaki, deputy foreign minister for economic affairs, while the southward Korean delegation is led according to Deputy Trade Minister Kim Hyun Jong they said.

The couple sides will discuss issues related to make submissives such as trade in well adapteds unofficial trade barriers, services and investments, other trade-related issues and economic cooperation.

Japan and southward Korea held their second cylindrical of talks in Tokyo in February.

The first circular was in December last year in Seoul and the pair sides agreed to clutch FTA talks every two months

southern Korean President Roh Moo Hyun and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi agreed in Bangkok in October to launch formal talks at the end of last year upon a bilateral FTA, which should be conclud nearest year.

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