Second Round of Negotiations for RCEP

According to press release issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 27, the second round of negotiations for Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership ("RCEP") was held in Brisbane, Australia, from September 24 to 27.

In this round of negotiations, the meetings of the Trade Negotiating Committee, in which senior officials participated, and of working groups concerning issues such as Trade in Goods, Trade in Services and Investment were held, and the scope and method of negotiations were discussed.

The next round of negotiations will be held in Malaysia between January 21 and 24, 2014.
RCEP trade negotiation is expected to finalize by the end of 2015.