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Japan Finance Minister - G20 shared need for free trade

Published 24/03/2017, 01:24
Updated 24/03/2017, 01:30
© Reuters. U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin arrives for a bilateral meeting with Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso in Baden-Baden

© Reuters. U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin arrives for a bilateral meeting with Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso in Baden-Baden

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Group of 20 major economies, including the United States, agreed on the importance of free trade at a finance leaders' gathering in Baden-Baden, Germany, last week, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday.

"It's true some countries persisted on the wording (of the communique) such as 'free' and 'fair' trade," Aso told parliament. "But no country favoured protectionism, or called for abandoning free trade."

© Reuters. U.S. Treasury Secretary Mnuchin arrives for a bilateral meeting with Japan's Finance Minister Taro Aso in Baden-Baden

Aso also said an upcoming bilateral economic dialogue between the United States and Japan won't debate currency policy, which will be overseen separately by the finance ministers of each country.

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