Press Release: Commission launches a ‘new partnership’ with South East Asia

The European Commission adopted on 9 July 2003 a Communication on a new partnership with South East Asia, setting out a comprehensive strategy for future EU relations with the region. The Commission holds out the offer of bilateral agreements with countries in the region to deepen co operation on a modern agenda including human rights, good governance, justice and home affairs issues and fight against terrorism. The Commission is also proposing a regional trade action plan, the Trans-Regional EU-ASEAN Trade Initiative (TREATI), which seeks closer co-operation between both regions on a wide range of trade, investments and regulatory issues

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European Commission: Communication from the Commission - A new partnership with South East Asia http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2003:0399:FIN:EN:PDF

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