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1. We, the Economic Ministers of the ASEAN Member States, Australia, China, Japan, Korea and New Zealand met on 27 August 2020 for the 8th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Tran Tuan Anh, Minister of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam, in collaboration with Mr. Vangelis Vitalis, Deputy Secretary, Trade and Economic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand, acting as the Facilitator for the non-ASEAN RCEP Participating Countries (RPCs).
2. The Ministers acknowledged that the unprecedented challenge brought about by the COVID-19 global pandemic had affected the trade and investment performance among the RPCs. They agreed that this challenge made it imperative for countries in the region, including those participating in the RCEP negotiations, to not only keep their markets open, particularly for essential goods and services, but also boost joint cooperation and collaboration in the fight against the COVID-19 global pandemic.
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ASEAN alongside Australia, China, Japan, Korea, and New Zealand gathered in Semarang on 21 August 2023 for the Second RCEP Ministers’ Meeting. The Meeting was co-chaired by H.E. Zulkifli Hasan, Minister of Trade of Indonesia and the Hon Tim Watts MP, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia. The Meeting welcomed the entry into force of […]
The global economic recovery continues to be fragile as COVID-19 remains to be an ongoing concern. With the joint efforts of ASEAN and China, trade and economic cooperation between the two sides maintained good momentum, showing strong resilience and potential. Merchandise trade and investment further expanded.: According to ASEAN’s statistics, in 2021, trade volume between […]
We, the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) – Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam – Australia, China, Japan, Korea and New Zealand, met virtually on 15 November 2020, on the occasion of the 4th RCEP Summit. […]
1. We, the Ministers of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia, China, Japan, Korea, and New Zealand, gathered on 23 June 2020 on the occasion of the virtual 10th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Inter-sessional Ministerial Meeting. 2. We acknowledged that the COVID-19 pandemic constitutes an […]