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"Mr President, the world has now been following events in Japan with compassion and concern for several weeks. I should like once again to express my respect for the Japanese people. In our thoughts, we are with the people who are working day and night in the nuclear reactors at Fukushima in order to prevent a nuclear disaster. They are heroes, who are sacrificing their health and their lives for Japan and for humankind. Japan is faced with an intensive task of restoring its devastated territories, which will require significant resources, including inward investment. That is why the European Union must open negotiations on a free trade agreement with Japan. Knowing that it is a Japanese principle to open negotiations only when there is a strong resolve to conclude them and achieve a result, I am convinced that the existing grey areas will be resolved during the negotiations and that we can achieve a free trade agreement acceptable to both parties.
I should like to hear the view of Mr Barroso on whether the Commission supports the opening of negotiations on a free trade agreement during the forthcoming Japan-EU summit on 25 May, and, if not, then why not, and when could negotiations be opened?"@en1
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