Any talks over forex would belong to Japan finance min, U.S. Treasury Dept - Aso

Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso looks on during Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence's joint news announcement in Abe’s official residence in Tokyo, Japan November 13, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato - Copyright ISSEI KATO(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 11/12/2018 - 03:34•Updated 26/04/2024 - 00:23

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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday that any discussion with the United States over foreign exchange would take place between his ministry and the U.S. Treasury Department, indicating Japan's desire to keep currency and trade talks separate.

Aso was responding to reporters' questions about demands from the U.S. auto industry on Monday for currency provisions in the two countries' trade talks.