On November 30, 2017, the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI), in partnership with the Consulate of Japan in Rio de Janeiro, hosted a fruitful debate with Dr. Yorizumi Watanabe, Professor at Keio University in Japan. Among other topics, the Professor emphasized Japan’s strategy of negotiating bilateral Economic Partnership Agreements with countries in Asia and beyond, complementing its liberalization commitments under the World Trade Organization (WTO). In this respect, participants reiterated Brazil’s strong interest – particularly among the private sector – in negotiating such an agreement with Japan, thus, recommending the creation of bilateral mechanisms and working groups aimed at studying this possibility.
November 30, 2017
Rio de Janeiro, CEBRI
English
On November 30, 2017, the Brazilian Center for International Relations (CEBRI), in partnership with the Consulate of Japan in Rio de Janeiro, hosted a fruitful debate with Dr. Yorizumi Watanabe, Professor at Keio University in Japan. Among other topics, the Professor emphasized Japan’s strategy of negotiating bilateral Economic Partnership Agreements with countries in Asia and beyond, complementing its liberalization commitments under the World Trade Organization (WTO). In this respect, participants reiterated Brazil’s strong interest – particularly among the private sector – in negotiating such an agreement with Japan, thus, recommending the creation of bilateral mechanisms and working groups aimed at studying this possibility.