25 January 2017

Nerws Story: Malaysia pushes for regional integration, RCEP following U.S. withdrawal from TPP

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia would focus on regional economic integration and the conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) could not materialize following the withdrawal of the United States, officials said Tuesday.

Malaysia would push for the economic integration among the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the timely conclusion of the RCEP which groups ASEAN and its six major trading partners including China, said International and Trade Minister Mustapa Mohamed.

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