Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has proposed a free trade agreement between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
The premier’s comments came at the ASEAN-GCC summit held in Riyadh last week. He added that such an agreement would be the first of its kind between ASEAN and the Middle East.
“We need to transform ASEAN-GCC relations to maximise economic potentials of our combined regions,” said Ibrahim, who is also the country’s finance minister.
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