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Updated August 26, 2012
SIEM REAP (Xinhua) - The 44th ASEAN
Economic Ministers meeting and related meetings are ready to kick off
here Monday, Cambodian Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh said Sunday.
"Everything is in place and the 44th ASEAN Economic Ministers meeting
and related meetings will be opened by Prime Minister Hun Sen
tomorrow," he told reporters after playing golf with some of ASEAN
Economic Ministers at Angkor Golf Resort.
"The meeting will discuss topics related to trade liberalization and
economic cooperation among the 10 ASEAN member states, and the
cooperation between ASEAN and its dialogue countries," he said.
Besides the 44th ASEAN Economic Ministers meeting, there will be
meetings of the 26th ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) Council and the 15th
ASEAN Investment Area (AIA) Council.
In addition, there will be a consultation meeting between ASEAN
Economic Ministers and Francis Gurry, director-general of the World
Intellectual Property Organization, and the ASEAN-U.S. Business Summit
as well as Cambodia's Garment and Textile Expo, according to the
official schedule.
According to a report of the media sub-committee, more than 150
journalists from some 20 local media entities and 32 international ones
will cover the upcoming events.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) groups Brunei,
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
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