Asean economic ministers to meet on 10-year strategy, restart of EU talks
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AFTER THE full economic integration of Asean, regional officials will pursue a 10-year plan for further cooperation, and prepare for resumption of negotiations on a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union.
At the Asean Senior Economic Officials Meeting to be held in Vientiane from January 19-21, officials will call for a high-level taskforce |to brainstorm on the next steps after regional integration, Sirinart Jaimun, director-general of the Thai Commerce Ministry’s Trade Negotiations Department, said Monday.
At the meeting, Asean members will follow up on the remaining plans under the AEC Blueprint 2015, discuss a Strategic Action Plan, and continue drawing up the AEC Blueprint 2025, which is a 10-year strategy for strengthening the Asean Economic Community (AEC).
