Japan Urges Indonesia to Forgo Steel Antidumping Duties

24/04/2013 12:00 - 412 Views

Surabaya, Indonesia, April 21 (Jiji Press)--Japanese trade minister Toshimitsu Motegi requested his Indonesian counterpart, Gita Wirjawan, on Sunday to lift antidumping duties on steel product imports from Japan.

Last month, Indonesia decided to impose heavier antidumping duties on steel products from Japan than those on similar products from other four Asian economies.

Motegi also told the Indonesian trade minister that Japan is concerned about import tariffs on automobiles and hoping for an improvement in the situation.

Gita was "thinking very positively about (Japan's) concerns and proposals" at the meeting, Motegi said.

Separately, Motegi met with South Korean trade minister Yoon Sang Jick and reaffirmed their countries' cooperation in concluding a high-level trilateral free trade agreement also involving China and realizing a wider-area FTA in Asia.

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Source: jen.jiji.com