RIYADH, July 16 (Xinhua) — The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Japan announced Sunday the resumption of Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The two sides signed a joint statement in the Saudi city of Jeddah to resume the negotiations on the sidelines of a meeting between GCC Secretary General Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is on an official visit to the Kingdom.
Japan is currently GCC\’s fourth-largest export market and import source, according to Albudaiwi.