Trade Policy Review of Japan – U.S. Statement
Japan is a vitally important member of the international trading community, and remains an important trading partner of the United States. Our two-way goods trade totaled $206 billion last year, and Japan is still our fourth largest trading partner. As such, the United States welcomes those measures taken by Japan since its last Trade Policy Review in 2007 that have helped support the global trading system.
Noteworthy contributions include Japan’s broad continuing support for open trade and investment goals through international fora such as APEC, and through its work with the United States and other partners to improve intellectual property protection regimes and enforcement around the world.
Read morePress Conference with Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried – Georgia Talks
The Georgia talks here at Geneva have experienced an intensive day of work, day and a half of work. We had a significant success, agreement on proposals for joint incident prevention and response mechanisms. That is a significant step forward. It’s positive, it’s practical. Agreement on this document was achieved despite the fundamental differences between the parties on the ground about status, but in spite of this we have recorded an achievement.
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