Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott agreed on a free trade pact Monday in Tokyo, ending seven years of negotiations.
"Today's general agreement has a historic significance for the two nation's efforts to establish closer ties," Abe said during a joint press conference Monday.
Abbott described the opportunity as "a marvelous and historical day."
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