Today we are discussing the japansouth korea trade dispute. Its obviously a a very sensit, a very difficult issue between two countries that are critically important to the United States as allies, as Economic Partners, as fellow democracies, and as friends. You will notice the title of event includes ramifications and the path forward. I emphasize forward because the current dispute is due in part to events that have taken place months or years or decades or centuries ago. But rather than dwelling on those issues, we want to identify away from for both cos and in the three countries including the United States to move forward. Now, the current dispute is part of a a cyclical pattern that ss to research every few years, and each time it felt to those officials and experts working that each time was the worst. But i think all of us now have seen that this time is very different. In the past the economic and the security realms seemed exempt and, indeed, they were moderating or mitigatin
In the past u. S. Experts and officials have always had really private sometimes stern messages for both sides to take auction to move forward and we will see how are panelists come down on that issue today. And we really have a group of stiller panelists and i will introduce them later but first we have for what many of you will be a surprise guest, we only heard formal confirmation late yesterday that mike will begin the opening remarks, mr. Napper, his appearance may not be on the website yet and people may not have been aware of it, but mr. Knapper, member of senior Foreign Department of state and hes serving as the Deputy Assistant secretary for korea and japan and i first met mark when he was the head of the political military unit in the embassy in tokyo, well, probably more years than either one of us would want to admit and since then hes had any number of jobs, any number of business cards i think i have in my collection, its not to say he cant keep a job, expertise on so man
Investment between the two nations. No people could eat whatever. The agreement represents an historically significant event in strengthening our bilateral relationship. Not pretty when we get there. I will work to sign the deal as soon as possible these government officials agreed to lower tariffs on australian beef kelly at two thirty eight point five percent the lowest had some frozen beef to nineteen point five percent in eighteen years and in whats called chilled beef to twenty three point five percent in fifteen years chile meters in it and agreed to abolish its current five percent levy on Japanese Cars in about three years the county also plans to lift tariffs on autopilot by twenty nineteen eighty three the two countries in two thousand while the top fifty seven billion dollars. That makes us daily in japans fifth largest trade partner to advise most of its beef imports from australia beat mostly ends up in her knickers and other tissues and chain restaurants deadpan will like
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