Ministers reaffirm vow to regional economic integration

THE economic ministers of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to regional economic integration amid continued Covid-19 pandemic-related challenges and rising geopolitical tensions, according to a joint media statement.

The statement was issued at the end of the 54th Asean Economic Ministers’ meeting, which was convened in Cambodia’s northwestern Siem Reap province.