Trade agreement could boost relations
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="free">free</span>-<span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="trilateral">trilateral</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="integration">integration</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="thorough">thorough</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regional">regional</span> <span word="inter">inter</span>-<span word="governmental">governmental</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>.</p><p><span word="Negotiations">Negotiations</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="summit">summit</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="delayed">delayed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Seoul">Seoul</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="reluctance">reluctance</span>, <span word="Kyodo">Kyodo</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>. <span word="Whether">Whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="important">important</span>," <span word="Shin">Shin</span> <span word="Bong">Bong</span>-<span word="kil">kil</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Trilateral">Trilateral</span> <span word="Cooperation">Cooperation</span> <span word="Secretariat">Secretariat</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="project">project</span> (<span word="the">the</span> <span word="FTA">FTA</span>) <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> 10 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="patience">patience</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="differences">differences</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="approaches">approaches</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="necessity">necessity</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Shin">Shin</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TCS">TCS</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="trilateral">trilateral</span> <span word="summit">summit</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="participated">participated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ROK">ROK</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="discussed">discussed</span> <span word="FTA">FTA</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="talked">talked</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TCS">TCS</span>' <span word="role">role</span>. <span word="Basically">Basically</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="possibilities">possibilities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="participation">participation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="process">process</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Established">Established</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="TCS">TCS</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inter">inter</span>-<span word="governmental">governmental</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="systematically">systematically</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="trilateral">trilateral</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span>, <span word="Shin">Shin</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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