(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Tokyo September 09 (QNA) - Japan and the United States resumed bilateral talks on Tuesday over Tokyo's proposed exceptions to tariff elimination for key farm products under a Pacific free trade initiative aiming to set the stage for Tokyo and Washington to secure a two-way agreement within the month. The two-day working-level talks in Tokyo come after the Japanese minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations said it is desirable for Tokyo and Washington to secure a bilateral deal by the end of September. A deal between the two largest economies involved in the TPP negotiations is seen as vital to advancing the broader talks involving 12 nations. How much progress Tokyo and Washington make this month could determine whether the dozen nations involved in the negotiations can seal a broad deal by year-end as envisioned by U.S. President Barack Obama trade observers said. (QNA)
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