Japan, US target broad bilateral trade deal by September: Report
Shinzo Abe and Donald Trump
Japanand the United States have agreed to target a broad deal on bilateral trade by September, seeking to bridge differences of opinion over tariffs on beef and the automobile sector, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday.
As part of a drive to rectify what he claims are unfair global trade imbalances, USPresident Donald Trump has been urging Tokyo to accelerate trade talks that would open up Japan's politically sensitive agriculture sector, as well as curbingJapan's US-bound auto exports.
The agreement to target a deal by September was reached during a meeting betweenJapanese Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and USTrade Representative Robert Lighthizer in Washington DC, the Nikkei said, citing unidentified negotiating sources.
The paper said both sides hope to have a broad trade deal in place by the timeJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets USPresident Donald Trump on the sidelines of United Nations' general assembly scheduled for later in September in New York.
On Friday, Motegi told reporters after meeting Lighthizer that the two sides made "significant progress" in narrowing their differences on trade and agreed to hold another ministerial-level meeting later this month.
Washington seeks the early opening ofJapan's agriculture sector including reductions in 38.5% tariffs on USbeef imports, whileJapancalls for the abolition of UStariffs onJapan's industrial goods such as car parts.
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Trump and Abe could also look at producing some kind of trade accord later this month when they may meet on the sidelines of Group of Seven leaders' summit, the Nikkei added.