(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Japan, China and South Korea began their third round of free trade talks in Tokyo on Tuesday, with a wide range of areas such as intellectual property and goods and services on the agenda, Japan's News (kyodo) reported.
While the talks come as Tokyo's relations with Beijing and Seoul remain frosty due to territorial disputes and differences over wartime history, a Japanese trade ministry official said the three countries have maintained cooperation in proceeding with the FTA talks and the political discord has not adversely affected the negotiations
The East Asian countries are expected to hold working-level talks on 15 categories including intellectual property, while expert dialogue in the areas of food, the environment and e-commerce will also take place, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
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