(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) kyo April 09 - Japanese and US trade chiefs met Wednesday to discuss remaining bilateral issues related to ongoing Pacific trade talks striving to break the stalemate in negotiations with US President Barack Obama's visit to Tokyo two weeks away. Akira Amari Japan's minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks and US Trade Representative Michael Froman will try to find common ground on how to deal with Japanese tariffs on farm goods as well as auto trade issues according to Japan's (Kyodo) News Agency. The meeting could be the last opportunity for them to advance talks ahead of a summit between Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on April 24 when both sides are hoping to reach a broad agreement on market access for agriculture and autos the biggest sticking points
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