Japan U.S. to discuss trade 'framework' U.S. envoy says: NHK
William Hagerty
“Our national security partnership is deep and growing stronger every day  and we need to see our economic partnership continue to strengthen in the same direction ”  U.S. envoy William Hagerty  said in the news programme aired on Friday.
“We will be able to settle on a specific framework to move forward. I think certainly by the spring of 2018 we’ll see forward progress and momentum ”  he  said.
The United States wants to boost exports to Japan in areas such as liquefied natural gas (LNG)  farm products and medicines   Hagerty  told NHK.
Working-level officials from the U.S. Trade Representative’s office will visit Tokyo next week   he  added.
“Our national security partnership is deep and growing stronger every day  and we need to see our economic partnership continue to strengthen in the same direction ”  [TGT]said in the news programme aired on Friday.
“We will be able to settle on a specific framework to move forward. I think certainly by the spring of 2018 we’ll see forward progress and momentum ”  [TGT]said.
The United States wants to boost exports to Japan in areas such as liquefied natural gas (LNG)  farm products and medicines   [TGT]told NHK.
Working-level officials from the U.S. Trade Representative’s office will visit Tokyo next week   he  added.