Suresh Prabhu meets Japanese counterpart in Singapore

Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu held a bilateral meeting with Japan's Minister for Economy, Trade, and Industry Seko Hiroshige here today.

"Discussed areas of mutual interests to both our countries and on deepening our current bilateral trade relations," Prabhu tweeted after the meeting held on the sidelines of the sixth Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) meet.

Had a meeting with H.E. Mr. @SekoHiroshige, Minister of Economy, Trade & Industry, Japan on the sidelines of the 6th RCEP Ministerial Meeting today. Discussed on areas of mutual interests to both our countries and on deepening our current bilateral trade relations. pic.twitter.com/9IL42O8qsD

— Suresh Prabhu (@sureshpprabhu) August 30, 2018

The RCEP is one of the largest free trade groupings of 16 countries – the 10 member countries of ASEAN as well as Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, New Zealand, and India which is expected to join the organization after negotiations close by the end of this year.

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