The following is excerpted from a 15 November 2013 news release by Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada.
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, today announced that progress continues to be made toward a Canada-Japan economic partnership agreement (EPA) as the fourth round of negotiations concluded in Ottawa.
“Our government is focused on creating new jobs and opportunities for hard-working Canadians, and our ambitious pro-trade plan to open new markets is key to these efforts,” said Minister Fast. “Building on the success of the historic trade agreement reached with the European Union, I’m pleased to announce that our trade negotiations with Japan, the third-largest economy in the world, continue to advance.”
This release is available in its entirety at:
http://www.international.gc.ca/media/comm/news-communiques/2013/11/15a.aspx?lang=eng