RCEP trade pact on track for 2020 signing - ministers
The world's biggest trade pact, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), will be signed later this year, participating countries said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that the coronavirus pandemic had increased the deal's importance.
RCEP brings together the 10-member Asean, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. India pulled out of talks last November, but members have said the door remains open to New Delhi.
The world's biggest trade pact, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), will be signed later this year, participating countries said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that the coronavirus pandemic had increased the deal's importance.
RCEP brings together the 10-member Asean, China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. India pulled out of talks last November, but members have said the door remains open to New Delhi.
"We reaffirmed our commitment to sign the RCEP agreement this year," ministers said in a joint statement.
"As the importance of the RCEP continues to grow in light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic... the signing of the agreement will serve as a clear signal of our unwavering support for the multilateral trading system, regional integration as well as economic development across the region."
- Bernama
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