Asean-Canada FTA talks on track for completion, announces South-East Asia bloc


JAKARTA/YANGON (Bernama): Negotiations for the Asean-Canada Free Trade Agreement (ACAFTA) remain on track to be completed by 2025, though progress so far has not fully met the expectations of all parties involved, said Indonesia’s Deputy Minister of Trade, Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri.

Speaking at a discussion on the trade deal here recently, the minister called for continued optimism, emphasising that both sides would ultimately find solutions to the ongoing disagreements over key issues.

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