“The GCC countries are well aware of the ongoing global nuances, so by participating in the Asean-GCC-China Summit, it shows that they see Asean as a vital and neutral bridge with China and the wider Indo-Pacific,” he said when contacted yesterday. Held under Malaysia’s 2025 Asean Chairmanship themed “Inclusivity and Sustainability”, the two-day summit included the 2nd Asean-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit, the inaugural Asean-GCC-China Summit and the 16th Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) Summit. The upgraded Asean-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) 3.0 and the revised Asean Trade in Goods Agreement (Atiga) are slated to be signed at the 47th Asean Summit to be held in October in Kuala Lumpur.
Author: The Star Online
Published at: 2025-05-28 23:00:00
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