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US-ASEAN to urge AEM to accelerate ASEAN integration process
03 Oct '05
3 min read
The US-ASEAN Business Council met with the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) to discuss trade and investment issues impacting US companies in the region. The Council's delegation consists of senior representatives from APL Co, DaimlerChrysler, FedEx Express, Ford Motor Company, IBM, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Time Warner and UPS.
US-ASEAN Business Council President Matthew Daley led the delegation. This is the sixth year that the Council has had the honor of engaging the ASEAN Economic Ministers and offering vision and support for development of the ASEAN market.
During the meeting, members of the Council urged ASEAN and its member countries to:
- Foster an environment for collaborative innovation in the region by promoting openness, removing barriers to the flow of information and by embracing open standards and interoperability enforce the laws and conventions that exist to control the manufacture, sale and distribution of counterfeit and pirated products and content in order to promote a more competitive climate for creativity and innovation
- Create a liberal, open and transparent environment for shipping, logistics and express delivery services that will stimulate growth and investment in ASEAN
- Harmonize the AFTA Rules of Origin (RoO) with the other ASEAN FTAs and ensure that the RoO is both reasonable and predictable
- Promote common standards and incentives for the introduction of alternative fueled vehicles given the rising price of oil
US-ASEAN Business Council President Matthew Daley led the delegation. This is the sixth year that the Council has had the honor of engaging the ASEAN Economic Ministers and offering vision and support for development of the ASEAN market.
During the meeting, members of the Council urged ASEAN and its member countries to:
- Foster an environment for collaborative innovation in the region by promoting openness, removing barriers to the flow of information and by embracing open standards and interoperability enforce the laws and conventions that exist to control the manufacture, sale and distribution of counterfeit and pirated products and content in order to promote a more competitive climate for creativity and innovation
- Create a liberal, open and transparent environment for shipping, logistics and express delivery services that will stimulate growth and investment in ASEAN
- Harmonize the AFTA Rules of Origin (RoO) with the other ASEAN FTAs and ensure that the RoO is both reasonable and predictable
- Promote common standards and incentives for the introduction of alternative fueled vehicles given the rising price of oil
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