Article: Progress noted in Japan-Thailand FTA talks+.

Mar. 2--TOKYO -- Japan and Thailand have narrowed gaps over key issues as they effectively wrapped up their sixth round of talks for a bilateral free trade agreement Wednesday, Japanese officials said.

During the weeklong talks in Tokyo, the two sides "made progress to some extent" in each sector covered by the envisioned FTA and reaffirmed the need to aim to conclude the negotiations at an early date, the officials said.

The officials declined to elaborate.

Japan and Thailand discussed technical details at the meetings of experts separately held in 10 areas from last Thursday, while the two countries simultaneously sought a breakthrough at the ...

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