Jakarta, Oct. 27 -- Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today attended the 5th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Summit, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, together with Leaders of the RCEP Participating Countries, namely ASEAN Member States, Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, and the Republic of Korea. This was the first Leaders' meeting since the RCEP Agreement entered into force in 2022, and the first since the signing Ceremony at the 4th RCEP Summit on 15 November 2020.

During the Summit, the Leaders reaffirmed their unity and commitment to upholding an open, inclusive, and rules-based multilateral trading system. They also emphasised the importance of enhancing the full and effective implementation of the RCEP...