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Japan to support Saudi WTO entry in goods,services

TOKYO: The trade ministers of Japan and Saudi Arabia agreed in principle on Sunday that Japan would support the kingdom's accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in the areas of goods and services, Japan's Trade Ministry said on Monday.

Minister of International Trade and Industry Takashi Fukaya held talks on Satuday and Sunday in Riyadh with Saudi Commerce Minister Osama bin Jaafar bin Ibrahim Faqih.

A joint statement issued in Riyadh on Sunday said the ministers reaffirmed both countries' determination to continue working closely in the working party negotiations in Geneva with a view to realising an early accession of Saudi Arabia to the WTO.-Reuters