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Malaysia to push for conclusion of ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement

Malaysia will push for a "substantial conclusion" of the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) at the ASEAN Economic Ministers' (AEM) Meeting from September 24 to 26 in Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysia will push for a "substantial conclusion" of the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) at the ASEAN Economic Ministers' (AEM) Meeting from September 24 to 26 in Kuala Lumpur, said Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz as reported by the Malaysian national news agency Bernama.

Before the meeting in Malaysia's capital, the ministers will also convene at a special meeting on DEFA on August 28 via video conference, also to be chaired by Tengku Zafrul.

"We will push for DEFA because it is important for ASEAN, especially Malaysia, as it is one of our PEDs (Priority Economic Deliverables) to be delivered this year,” he said as quoted by Bernama.

"The good news is that we have completed the negotiations for two PEDs, which are the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement (ACFTA) and the Asean Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA), that are targeted to be signed in October," he told the news agency./.

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