赤あか澤さわ経済けいざい再生さいせい相しょう 米べい財務ざいむ長官ちょうかんらと閣僚かくりょう交渉こうしょう「可能かのう性せいを探さぐった」

Regarding the Trump administrations tariff measures in the United States, Minister for Economic Revitalization Akazawa held ministerial talks in Washington with Treasury Secretary Bessent and others.

And he explained to the press that he explored possibilities for reaching an agreement that would benefit both sides.

Minister Akazawa held separate ministerial talks with Secretary of the Treasury Bessent and Secretary of Commerce Ratnick early on the 14th Japan time.

In this meeting, further discussions were held on topics such as the expansion of trade, non-tariff measures, and cooperation in economic security, based on previous negotiations.

After this, Minister Akazawa told reporters, This is an important timing, right before the meeting between the Japanese and U.S. leaders at the G7 summit.

In light of the results of the Japan-U.S. summit telephone talks, we held very in-depth discussions aimed at achieving an agreement that would benefit both sides, and explored the possibility of reaching such an agreement, he said.

On top of that, we will continue to make vigorous adjustments between Japan and the United States.

He emphasized, There is no change in our stance to make this our top priority and to tackle it with the full force of the government.

Also, I would like to refrain from making any assumptions about future actions.

I said in a fog, but sometimes the fog clears with the sunrise in the morning, and sometimes it doesnt.

Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed, and I believe that answering whether a path to agreement has been established would only lead to unnecessary expectations or concerns, so it is not appropriate.

Secretary of Commerce Ratnick: It was a wonderful meeting. After concluding ministerial talks with Secretary of Commerce Ratnick, Minister for Economic Revitalization Akazawa left the USTR United States Trade Representative building in Washington together with the Japanese negotiation team shortly after 3 a.m. Japan time on the 14th.

About 15 minutes later, Secretary of Commerce Ratnick, who came out of the same building, told NHK in an interview regarding the meeting with Minister Akazawa, It was a wonderful meeting, and got into his car.