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标 题: Thai PM Proposes Speedily Open ASEAN-China F...(转载)
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (2003年04月26日20:07:01 星期六), 站内信件
【 以下文字转载自 NewsEnglish 讨论区 】
【 原文由 countrygirl 所发表 】
Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has proposed that the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) accelerate steps so that a planned free trad
e area between ASEAN and China will be implemented earlier than its schedule
, The Thai News Agency(TNA) said Saturday.
The Premier raised the proposal when he led his entourage, including Deputy
Prime Minister and Finance Minister Somkid Jatusripitak, Foreign Minister Su
rakiart Sathirathai, Commerce Minister Adisai Bodharamik, and Industry Minis
ter Suriya Jungrungreangkit, to pay a courtesy call on Rodolfo Severino, ASE
AN's Secretary-General, at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta Friday, the TNA
said.
ASEAN and China reached a landmark agreement on the establishment of the ASE
AN-China Free Trade Area at a recent ASEANsummit in Brunei.
They initially agreed that the planned free trade area be set up over the ne
xt 10 years.
Thaksin proposed that ASEAN member countries and China cooperate more closel
y in exchange of information and experiences through an on-line network, cal
led E-ASEAN, which could be set up to help achieve the goal of the earlier i
mplementation of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area.
Severino praised Thailand's continued cooperation and commitment with ASEAN,
particularly in attempts to address drugs problems in the region and to cra
ck down terrorist rings, as well as to speedily implement the ASEAN Free Tra
de Area (AFTA).
The Secretary-General of ASEAN also suggested that governments of ASEAN memb
er countries assist and support their people so that they will be able to ea
rn more incomes on their own, and not have to depend on allocated funds from
the governments.
At the talks, Surakiart asked that Severino be a coordinator toinvite ASEAN
ministers for a meeting to be hosted by Thailand, aimed to reduce the gap be
tween old and new members of ASEAN.
ASEAN now groups Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Th
ailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, the latter four of which are ne
w members.
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