ASEAN senior officials have expressed the confidence that the draft of the Post-2015 Economic Vision and Plan will be completed by mid-2015.
The officials gathered for the 8th Meeting of High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Economic Integration, which is being held from February 27 to March 1 in Kota Baharu, Malaysia.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the meeting, Malaysian International Trade and Industry Deputy Secretary-General Mohd Rizal Sheriff said the draft will contain a new and bold plan to chart the direction for deeper regional integration for the 2016-2025 period.
H e said the discussion on preparing the draft work went well and the commitments from 10 member countries were very strong.
He expressed his hope that final draft document will be ready for internal perusal before being announced by the leaders in November.
Mohd Rizal, who also chairs the meeting, said the draft will be scrutinised further across the board by various sectoral groups, including aviation and transport.-VNA
The officials gathered for the 8th Meeting of High-Level Task Force on ASEAN Economic Integration, which is being held from February 27 to March 1 in Kota Baharu, Malaysia.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the meeting, Malaysian International Trade and Industry Deputy Secretary-General Mohd Rizal Sheriff said the draft will contain a new and bold plan to chart the direction for deeper regional integration for the 2016-2025 period.
H e said the discussion on preparing the draft work went well and the commitments from 10 member countries were very strong.
He expressed his hope that final draft document will be ready for internal perusal before being announced by the leaders in November.
Mohd Rizal, who also chairs the meeting, said the draft will be scrutinised further across the board by various sectoral groups, including aviation and transport.-VNA
