Japan would join others in achieving a comprehensive, high-standard agreement.
Barack Obama: “Japan would join others in achieving a comprehensive, high-standard agreement.”
On the recordFebruary 21, 2013
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Joint Statement by President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan
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