Cambodia and UAE keen to set up working group for free trade agreement review


Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak, who is leading a delegation to the 2020 Dubai World Expo, meets with UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani bin Ahmed al-Zeyoudi on Jan 24, 2020, in Dubai. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, Jan 30 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Cambodia and the UAE have agreed to set up a working group to study the possibility of establishing a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) to boost trade and investment.

The plan was revealed during a bilateral meeting between Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak, who is leading a delegation to the 2020 Dubai World Expo, and UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade Thani Ahmed al-Zeyoudi on January 24 in Dubai.

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