On 17 June 2014, Secretary-General Ma Mingqiang of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) met with Dr. Laohoua CHEUCHING, Deputy Director General of Foreign Trade Policy Department, Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce in Beijing.
Secretary-Gerenal Ma briefed Dr. Laohoua on ACC’s efforts and work plans in promoting trade and investment, and elaborated in details on its initiative of establishing ASEAN products trade centers in China and promote two-way investment through ASEAN-China Investment Consortium. He also expressed special thanks for Lao government’s support, in particular, in dispatching Mr. Mouavixay Palee, a competent official of Lao Ministry of Industry and Commerce, to ACC as Deputy Director of Trade and Investment Division. Secretary-Gerenal Ma further pointed out, as the only inter-governmental organization, ACC will play an active role in matching competitive industries of both sides and facilitating bilateral trade and two-way investment between ASEAN and China.
Dr. Laohoua congratulated ACC on its great achievements under the leadership of Secretary-General Ma in the past years and appreciated highly ACC’s efforts to promote the pragmatic cooperation in areas of trade and investment between ASEAN and China. He also emphasised that as top priorities of upgrading ASEAN-China FTA, more investment in less-developed ASEAN countries and SMEs’ capacity building projects will further consolidate ASEAN-China win-win cooperation, which deserves more attention and support from governments of both sides. Dr. Laohoua extented invitation to Secretary-General Ma and expected to receive ACC delegation to visit Laos for seeking business opportunities and meeting reliable counterparts.
Both sides agreed upon further strengthening cooperation between the two organizations and carrying out pragmatic projects in some promising sectors to enhance ASEAN-China economic and trade relations in the first year of Diamond Decade.
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