Second Round of Negotiations for the Japan-Colombia EPA

On joint press release of MOFA and METI, it is announced that the second round of negotiations for the EPA between Japan and Colombia will be held in Cali, Colombia from May 20 to 24.

In this round of negotiations, issues in the areas of Trade in Goods, Trade in Services, Rules of Origin, Custom Procedures, Intellectual Property, Competition, Cooperation and Improvement of Business Environment are scheduled to be discussed.

(Update on May 28)
From May 20 to 24, the second round of negotiations for the EPA between Japan and Colombia was held in Cali, Colombia as originally scheduled.
In this round of negotiations, progress has been achieved through negotiations in areas including Trade in Goods and Services, Rules of Origin, Customs Procedures, Intellectual Property, Competition, Cooperation, and Improvement of Business Environment.
Both sides decided to hold the third round of negotiations in Tokyo, and the dates would be decided through diplomatic channels.  Both sides decided, in the mean time, to continue to work to make as much progress as possible in each area in a flexible manner including holding teleconferences.