1. The 9th ROK-Japan-China Trade Ministers’ Meeting will take place in Beijing, China, on May 12.

* The Meeting will be attended by Trade Ministers Bark Tae-ho, Yukio Edano and Chen Deming of the Republic of Korea, Japan and China, respectively.

2. In the upcoming Meeting, the three Ministers will exchange views on matters related with trilateral cooperation, including the proposed FTA; ways to work together on global stages, such as the WTO and APEC; and other matters of common interest, including the 2012 Yeosu Expo.

3. On the sidelines of the trilateral Meeting, the Trade Ministers of the ROK and Japan will hold a bilateral meeting.

                                         Spokesperson and Deputy Minister for Public Relations of MOFAT

* unofficial translation