Press Release: 21st EU-Japan Summit – Tokyo, 19 November 2013

On 19 November 2013 in Tokyo, the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, and the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, met Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe for the twenty first summit meeting between the European Union and Japan.

The summit marked a major upgrade of EU-Japan relations following the official launch on 25 March 2013 of negotiations for a truly strategic partnership agreement to develop a wide ranging political, economic and social cooperation and an ambitious free trade agreement that is expected to stimulate growth and employment on both sides. Negotiations on both agreements started in mid-April and had progressed to their respective third round in October.

Themes included the world economy and trade, climate change, non-proliferation and developments in the respective neighbourhoods.

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ESO: Background Information: Joint statement by the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, and the Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-joint-statement-by-the-president-of-the-european-commission-jose-manuel-barroso-the-president-of-the-european-council-herman-van-rompuy-and-the-prime-minister-of-japan-shinzo-abe/

ESO: Background information: Progress reached at the 3rd Round of EU-Japan Trade Talks http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-progress-reached-at-the-3rd-round-of-eu-japan-trade-talks/

European Commission: RAPID: Memo, MEMO/13/999: EU-Japan relations and the 21st EU-Japan Summit - Tokyo, 19 November 2013 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-999_en.pdf

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Council of the European Union: Press Release, PRES/13/490: 21st EU-Japan summit (Tokyo, 19 November 2013), Joint press statement http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/139641.pdf

Council of the European Union: Press Release, PRES/13/488: Remarks by President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy following the 21st EU-Japan summit http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/139640.pdf

Council of the European Union: Press Release, PRES/13/487: Opening remarks by President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy at the 21st EU-Japan summit http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/139639.pdf

European Commission: RAPID: Memo, MEMO/13/1015: 21st Japan-EU Summit Tokyo, 19 November 2013 - Joint Press Statement http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-1015_en.pdf

European Commission: RAPID: Speech, SPEECH/13/940: Statement by President Barroso at the press conference of the EU-Japan Summit http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-940_en.pdf

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