China, Japan, Korea Agree on Trilateral Investment Accord, Could Promote FTA

Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced that Japan, China, and Korea reached an accord on their trilateral investment agreement at a follow-up meeting held in Beijing on March 21. METI states that that the three countries agreed to forward necessary work toward signing of the agreement at an early stage, and that the agreement will promote discussion on a China-Japan-Korea FTA.

(See ITT's Online Archives 12031449 for summary of the 13th round of negotiations between the three countries on the investment agreement, which concluded on March 1, 2012.)