ASEAN integration may be incremental but commitment among leaders is firm: PM Wong #CNA
ASEAN integration may be incremental but commitment among leaders is firm: PM Wong
Integration efforts within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) “may seem incremental to some” but there are “considerable determination and commitment” among the leaders, said Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Tuesday (Oct 28).
Efforts thus far include the upgrading of the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA), which is an “important step” to enabling a “single market” within the region, added Mr Wong, who was speaking to Singapore media at the end of the three-day ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur.
“We look forward to the signing and the ratification of it eventually,” Mr Wong said, noting that the regional agreement will bring economies closer together while opening up new opportunities, such as in e-commerce and facilitating data flows between economies.
Mr Wong also spoke about ASEAN’s separate closed-door meetings with the US and China, as well as Timor-Leste’s admission as ASEAN’s 11th member.
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