Thursday, August 22, 2013

Anand Sharma Attends First RCEP Ministerial Meeting in Brunei

The Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Shri Anand Sharma attended the first meeting of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministers in Brunei on 19th August, 2013.
RCEP is an ambitious partnership involving the ten ASEAN countries and six FTA partners namely India, China, Japan, Korea, Australia and New Zealand. It is a comprehensive arrangement involving agreements in areas like Trade in Goods, Trade in Services and Investment. The RCEP aims to be a high level modern free trade agreement which will go beyond liberalisation and pave the way for regional economic integration contributing to the prosperity of the Participating Countries.

The next meeting of TNC will be held in Brisbane from 23rd to 27tth September, 2013.

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