The meeting, due to begin on February 27, sees the participation of economic ministers from 10 ASEAN member states and ASEAN General Secretary Le Luong Minh.
Senior officials of ASEAN met on February 26 to prepare for the ministers’ retreat. They reviewed the implementation of free trade agreements (FTAs) between ASEAN and China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, Australia, and New Zealand (ASEAN+1 FTAs).
They also discussed the regional comprehensive economic partnership (RCEP) agreement between 10 ASEAN member states and China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand.
They gave opinions on an FTA between ASEAN and Hong Kong due to be signed in 2015.
