<span style="color: #222222;">Trade ministers from Japan, China, and South Korea will meet in Beijing today to discuss free trade pacts. The meeting will be the first of its kind in about three years.<br />''<br />'' The ministers will talk about cooperation to get 16 Asia-Pacific nations to conclude negotiations and sign a free trade agreement by the end of next year.<br />'' <br />''The proposed framework is known as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The ministers will also discuss accelerating negotiations on a planned trilateral free trade agreement among their countries. The ministers are scheduled to issue a joint statement after the meeting.</span><br />