(3)Quint farm ministers meeting begin in Nara

NARA, Japan - Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tsutomu Takebe (L) and European Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries Franz Fischler shake hands at the beginning of their talks in Nara on July 26. Japan and the EU confirmed their opposition to a set of farm tariff and subsidy cut proposals unveiled by the United States the previous day.

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