Japan, Mongolia to announce free trade deal Tuesday: president
10:47, 22 July 2014
TOKYO. KAZINFORM Japan and Mongolia will announce a free trade agreement between the two countries when their leaders meet later on Tuesday, Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj said.
"We are in the stage of concluding" the trade liberalization deal, Elbegdorj said in a speech at a business forum in Tokyo.
Elbegdorj and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe "will announce (the countries) reached a broad agreement," the president said, expressing his hope that the accord will help accelerate trade and investment between the two Asian economies, Kyodo reports.