ASEAN economic senior officials meet in Hanoi

ASEAN economic senior officials gathered in Hanoi on October 27 to review procedures and documents for the ASEAN Economic Community Council Meeting on October 28.

They discussed measures to strengthen the ASEAN economic community in 2015 and the methods members could achieve their own economic goals.

They also discussed a document that will be signed to strengthen economic co-operation between ASEAN and its partners. Inner bloc co-operation will present two important documents: a Protocol to Provide Special Consideration for Rice and Sugar and a Protocol to Implement the Eighth Package of Commitments. They will also review a document between ASEAN and China to facilitate trade and grant certificates of origin.

Officials also evaluated some ASEAN co-operation activities to create the best conditions for businesses to operate. – VOV

Tags: ASEAN Economic Community Council Meeting

Posted by VBN on Oct 27 2010. Filed under Int'l Cooperation. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry