Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy Holds 30th Official RCEP Negotiation... "Seeking Progress on Legal Review and More"

"Held via video conference over three days on the 15th, 18th, and 20th"

Yeohan-gu, Director General for Trade Negotiations, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on the 15th that the 30th official negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (hereinafter RCEP) will be held three times via video conference on the 15th, 18th, and 20th.

Our side will be represented by a delegation of about 10 members, led by Yeohangu, Director-General for Trade Negotiations at the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.

Previously, the participating countries issued a joint statement at the 29th meeting on the 30th of last month, reaffirming their intention to sign within the year.

At that time, they reaffirmed ▲ the intention to sign RCEP within this year ▲ strengthening global cooperation to recover from the COVID-19 crisis ▲ efforts among 15 countries for India's return to RCEP.

Through this meeting, active progress will be sought on remaining issues such as legal review, market opening negotiations, and other technical matters.

Director-General Ye said, "To ensure the signing of RCEP within this year, we plan to accelerate preparations for the signing through video conferences and other means."

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