WASHINGTON -- Cabinet officials from Japan and the U.S. agreed Friday to pursue free trade and stronger, more transparent supply chains during their first "two-plus-two" meeting focused on economic policy.
"The ministers affirmed their shared resolve to present a positive economic vision that highlights the benefits of a rules-based international economic order and emphasized the need to make our economies more competitive and resilient," top economic and foreign policy chiefs from both sides said in a joint statement.
