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26th AEM-ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand Consultations

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The ASEAN Economic Ministers, AEM Dialogue Partners' Consultations were held from the 13th to 15th of September 2021, via video conferencing. The meetings were chaired by Yang Berhormat Dato Seri Setia Doctor Awang Haji Mohd Amin Liew bin Abdullah, Minister at the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister of Finance and Economy. Brunei Darussalam was represented by Dato Seri Paduka Doctor Haji Abdul Manaf bin Haji Metussin, Deputy Minister of Finance and Economy for Economy. Attending the meetings virtually were ASEAN Economic Ministers from the ten ASEAN Member States and its dialogue partners as well as His Excellency Dato Paduka Lim Jock Hoi, the ASEAN Secretary-General. The meeting among others deliberated on the progress in economic cooperation and implementation on the various initiatives between ASEAN and each respective dialogue partners. The meeting also exchanged views on the global and regional developments particularly on their respective responses to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and discussed the deepening of cooperation to mitigate the impact of the pandemic and the path towards economic recovery.

Whereas at the 26th AEM-ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand Consultations, the meeting welcomed the progress of the implementation and negotiations on the upgrade of the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area, AANZFTA Agreement. The Meeting also acknowledged the importance of the AANZFTA Economic Cooperation Support Programme in supporting Parties towards implementing the agreement and look forward to its successor programme.

Source: Radio Television Brunei