The FTA is among the economic priorities in the ASEAN chairmanship year of Brunei.
The participants discussed the trade and investment situation in the region amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC)’s recommendations to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation.
The ministers also exchanged views on measures to respond to COVID-19 impacts on the economies of the regional countries, and reaffirmed commitments to continue seeking ways to reduce the pandemic’s impacts, a news agency reported.
They also underlined the need for global cooperation, including the ensuring of access to vaccine supplies in an equal, safe and efficient manner.
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