Review of the AANZFTA Economic Cooperation Support Programme
During the 20th Consultations between the ASEAN Economic Ministers and the Ministers of Australia and New Zealand held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 23 August 2015, the Ministers welcomed the FTA Joint Committee's assessment of the AANZFTA Economic Cooperation Support Programme which concluded that the Programme:
- has delivered results and tangible outcomes in capacity-building, at individual and institutional levels, by developing technical expertise among officials and enhancing ASEAN Member States institutions in the areas of trade in goods, services, investment, intellectual property and competition;
- supports a maturing policy dialogue between ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand, including on AANZFTA