Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting Chilean President Michelle Bachelet agreed on Monday to further cooperate on environment protection and climate change countermeasure.
According to a statement issued after the two leaders' talks, Japan and Chile agreed to work together on curbing greenhouse gas emissions, protecting the ozone layer, promoting clean energy and improving energy efficiency.
Japanese media regarded the statement as new support garnered by Abe for his "Cool Earth 50" vision, which proposes halving global carbon dioxide emissions by 2050.
Abe and Bachelet, Chile's first female president who is on her four-day official visit to Japan through Wednesday, also lauded the taking effect of their bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), which will eliminate tariffs on 92 percent of the bilateral trade by value over 10 years.
In a joint statement signed by the two leaders, the FTA, which is the fourth of its kind for Tokyo, was described as "one of the most important instruments" concluded between the two countries in their 110 years of relations.
It strengthens the export competitiveness of each country and lays a new foundation for a consolidated economic partnership and for strengthening of bilateral political relations, the statement said.
Source: Xinhua
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