Big meeting: A file picture shows Thai students playing a game to increase knowledge about Asean during the ‘Asean Day 2015’ celebration at the Foreign Ministry in Bangkok, Thailand recently. Asean economic ministers assemble in Kuala Lumpur from this weekend to concentrate on the establishment of the AEC. – EPA
AFTER the gathering of Asean foreign ministers earlier this month, including with their counterparts from farther afield, Asean economic ministers (AEMs) assemble in Kuala Lumpur from this weekend to concentrate on the establishment of the Asean Economic Community (AEC).
This will be their last big meeting before Asean leaders meet at the 27th summit to pronounce on the establishment of the Asean community. And, while there are three pillars to the Asean community idea – political and security, socio-cultural and economic – it is out of the AEC that there is the greatest expectation.
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