Countries eye trade agreement
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trilateral">trilateral</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="sights">sights</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="reaching">reaching</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="pact">pact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="trilateral">trilateral</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="existence">existence</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broader">broader</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="level">level</span> <span word="diplomat">diplomat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="Wen">Wen</span> <span word="Jiabao">Jiabao</span>, <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Yoshihiko">Yoshihiko</span> <span word="Noda">Noda</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="Myung">Myung</span>-<span word="bak">bak</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="milestone">milestone</span>" <span word="trilateral">trilateral</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pact">pact</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="paved">paved</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="trilateral">trilateral</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="trilateral">trilateral</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>.</p><p><span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Southeast">Southeast</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span>, <span word="Plus">Plus</span> <span word="Working">Working</span> <span word="Groups">Groups</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="established">established</span> "<span word="without">without</span> <span word="delay">delay</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="discussions">discussions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="establishing">establishing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="partnership">partnership</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="account">account</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="initiatives">initiatives</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="Free">Free</span> <span word="Trade">Trade</span> <span word="Area">Area</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Comprehensive">Comprehensive</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Partnership">Partnership</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>".</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="pact">pact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="ASEAN">ASEAN</span></p>
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