Japan, EU to seek free trade agreement in 2017

European Union chief negotiator Mauro Petriccione (R) attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2016. Petriccione said the EU and Japan will seek a bilateral free trade agreement in 2017. The two sides had been aiming to broadly agree on a free trade deal by the end of 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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