27-05-2025, 03:14 PM
(25-05-2025, 11:04 PM)Tee tiong huat Wrote:
The GCC has a membership of six Arab states, including major oil producers Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait.
The summit on Tuesday will also be the second time leaders from both regions are meeting after the first ASEAN-GCC summit in 2023.
Especially regional blocs that Chins will also have their first trilateral meeting with China, with China represented lead by Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
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ASEAN can aim for 100% tariff-free trade to boost integration efforts, says PM Wong. The regional bloc can also do more to deepen ties with its external partners, said Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Day One of the 46th ASEAN summit.