Miss Chotima Iamsawasdikul Deputy Director-General, Department of International Trade Negotiations Ministry of Commerce revealed that it has been assigned by Mrs. Oramon. Sub Thaweetham Director-General of the Department of International Trade Negotiations Participate in the 39th ASEAN Plus Three (China, South Korea and Japan) Senior Economic Officials Meeting (China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, New Zealand, United States and Russia) or East Asia Summit (EAS). 11th at the Kingdom of Cambodia to continue to build cooperation and promote stronger economic integration As well as preparing for the Plus Three and EAS economic ministers meeting in September.
Ms. Chotima said that the ASEAN+3 meeting Received recommendations from the East Asian Business Council (EABC) on trends and measures to recover the economy after the Covid-19 crisis. and ready to support the private sector to promote the ASEAN+3 economy to grow again, such as facilitating trade Developing entrepreneurial potential in technology and digital especially small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and continuing education on the use of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) benefits
In addition, they discussed the preparation of the ASEAN+3 Economic Cooperation Work Plan 2023-2024, which will help promote more concrete cooperation in trade, economy and investment between them, such as promoting the utilization of trade agreements. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between ASEAN and dialogue partners, especially FTA ASEAN-China, ASEAN-Japan and ASEAN-South Korea including the RCEP agreement, the development of the digital economy, MSMEs, and the energy and green economy. It aims to endorse the plan during the Economic +3 ministerial meeting in September.
Ms. Chotima added that For the ASEAN+8 (EAS) meeting, discussed ways to develop and revitalize the economy in East Asia. After the epidemic situation of COVID-19 He saw that EAS member countries had to digitize their supply chains. Develop digital infrastructure Supporting start-ups and facilitating digital trade To maintain the competitiveness of the global supply chain or international production network
The meeting also emphasized the central role of ASEAN in the East Asia region. as well as ASEAN views on the Indo-Pacific concept. and attaches importance to enhancing economic integration and narrowing the development gap in the region through strategic partnerships all around upgrading free trade agreements and promoting trade and investment in the region This will help build a strong economic foundation and economic resilience in dealing with crises. in public health, food, energy, and the inflation crisis as well as focus on solving climate change problems (Climate Change) for sustainable development in the East Asia region.
By InfoQuest News Agency (11 Aug 65)
Tags: RCEP, Ministry of Commerce, ASEAN, Chotima Iamsawasdikun
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