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{{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} Views / Monday, 29 January 2018 00:00Reuters: Singapore’s Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong last week said the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) presented a historic opportunity for India and ASEAN to enhance their trade and business ties.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi shake hands during a photo opportunity ahead of their meeting at Hyderabad House in New Delhi, - Reuters
Lee made the comments during the plenary session of the Association of Southeast Asian Regional Cooperation (ASEAN) -India Commemorative summit in New Delhi.
He said the China-backed trade pact had the potential to establish world’s largest trading bloc that will help business harness the region’s true potential.
RCEP is a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the 10 ASEAN nations and its six dialogue partners - China, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
Reportedly, negotiations are running two years behind schedule for the agreement which covers goods, services, investment, economic and technical co-operation, and intellectual property rights.
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