- The meeting was co-chaired by Shri Rajesh Agrawal, Additional Secretary, Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry of India, and Dr. Zulkifli Hasan, Minister of Trade of Indonesia.
- The Economic Ministers or their representatives from all the 10 ASEAN countries and Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste as an observer also participated in the meeting .
- The main agenda of the meeting was to review the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA), which was signed in 2009 and aimed to create a free trade area between India and ASEAN .
- The Ministers endorsed the Term of Reference and the Work Plan of the AITIGA Review Negotiations, which would pave way for the formal commencement of negotiations with defined modalities.
Question:
Q.1 What was the main agenda of the 20th ASEAN-India Economic Ministers’ Meeting?a. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of ASEAN-India dialogue relations
b. To sign the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
c. To launch the ASEAN-India Innovation Platform (AIIP)
d. To review the ASEAN-India Trade in Goods Agreement (AITIGA)
