A trilateral meeting among China, South Korea and Japan is slated for Tuesday, 2nd February, 2010 in Seoul as the three countries seek to launch a joint research on a free trade pact, Seoul’s trade ministry said Monday.
According to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the three North-eastern countries are set to discuss terms of reference on the joint research, as well as the schedule for holding the next rounds of dialogue, the ministry said.
China, South Korea, and Japan decided at their summit talks on Oct. 10, 2009 to terminate private studies on the issue and to push for a joint research at an administrative level.
In addition, the ministry said, the three nations as a follow- up measure agreed to launch the research in the first half of 2010 and to hold a preliminary meeting in Seoul.
The private studies on the trilateral free trade pact started in 2003 when the first research was conducted on the macroeconomic impact of the deal, according to the ministry.
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