Hun Sen: remove ASEAN trade barriers

Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for the removal of all tariff and non-tariff barriers when the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) integrates in 2015, saying it is of central importance. Speaking at the opening of an ASEAN symposium in Phnom Penh on Tuesday, the premier said integration of the rural economy into the ASEAN and global production networks and markets through better connectivity would promote equitable development in the region. … The premier also said Cambodia wanted to encourage ASEAN members and their development partners to continue their close co-operation in accelerating the process towards the establishment of AEC by 2015. …

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