date:Jun 06, 2012
EU trade body FoodDrinkEurope (FDE) said the talks were an,important step forward towards the official launch of negotiations with Japan.
Europes food and drink exports to Japan amount to 3.7bn (US$4.59bn) representing 5% of all exports outside the EU.
For the EU food and drink industry, a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement is an optimal solution to bring the bilateral trade relations to their full potential,FDE said.
FoodDrinkEurope trusts that EU Member States will make a proper assessment