Parliament: M'sia to ratify RCEP treaty by this year, says Azmin


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia aims to ratify the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by the end of this year, says International Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Azmin Ali (pic).

"We have given our commitment to complete the ratification process by mid-December of this year," he told Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing (GPS-Bintulu) in the Dewan Rakyat on Tuesday (Sept 21).

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