On Wednesday 28 September, European Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström welcomed the determination displayed by the new Japanese minister for the economy and trade, Hiroshige Seko, to speed up negotiations for an EU-Japan free trade agreement.
Malmström congratulated Hiroshige Seko on his appointment and stated: "You are right that we need to accelerate our negotiations on the EU-Japan free trade agreement (FTA) as Prime Minister Abe and President Juncker agreed at the ASEM summit...