RCEP helps build regional resilience, boost economic recovery, says top Thai commerce official

Models stand next to a Mini Cooper electric car at the Bangkok International Motor Show in Bangkok recently. - AFP

BANGKOK, April 2 (Xinhua): The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which took effect in January, is set to play an important role in building the region's resilience through inclusive and sustainable post-pandemic economic recovery, a top Thai commerce official said.

RCEP is aimed at creating a new regional economic architecture that supports and contributes to economic integration, enhances the regional supply chains and production networks, and strengthens economic cooperation among participating countries, Auramon Supthaweethum, director-general of the Department of Trade Negotiations under the Ministry of Commerce, said in a recent interview with Xinhua.