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CANADA WELCOMES CAMBODIA TO THE ASEAN-CANADA ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT
July 27, 1999 (11:00 a.m. EDT) No. 169
CANADA WELCOMES CAMBODIA TO THE ASEAN-CANADA ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT
Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy today signed an exchange of letters welcoming the accession of
Cambodia to the 1993 Canada- ASEAN Economic Co-operation Agreement. The signing took place during a
meeting between Minister Axworthy and his Cambodian counterpart, Hor Namhong, during the ASEAN
Regional Forum and Post-Ministerial Conference meetings in Singapore, which are being held from July 25 to
28.
"Canada is pleased to welcome Cambodia as a party to the Canada-ASEAN Economic
Co-operation Agreement," said Mr. Axworthy. "Further expanding this agreement will contribute to the
prosperity of our economies and, by extension, to stability in the region."
The Canada-ASEAN Economic Co-operation Agreement formalizes enhanced
co-operation in the industrial, technical, commercial, and development co-operation fields. More specifically, the
agreement promotes regular consultations between the private sector and governments to undertake bilateral
and regional economic projects. It also encourages the parties to promote a mutually beneficial investment
climate.
In addition to Cambodia, parties to the Canada- ASEAN Economic Co-operation Agreement include Brunei
Darussalam, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. With the accession
of Cambodia, Burma remains the only ASEAN member that is not a party to the agreement.
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