{"id":63912,"date":"2024-04-24T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/myanmarnewsgazette.com\/?guid=f59487084b624fd47bb2dbc3da6fe655"},"modified":"2024-04-24T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T00:00:00","slug":"trade-minister-meets-head-of-african-trade-bloc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarnewsgazette.com\/trade-minister-meets-head-of-african-trade-bloc\/","title":{"rendered":"Trade minister meets head of African trade bloc"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n Trade Minister Cheong In-kyo has met Wamkele Mene, the secretary general of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), in Seoul and they discussed ways to expand economic ties, officials said.<\/p>\n
The AfCFTA, the largest trade bloc in Africa, officially came into force in January 2021.<\/p>\n
During the meeting, Cheong said the launch of the AfCFTA is significant considering the growing protectionism around the globe, Seoul’s trade ministry said.<\/p>\n
The upcoming summit between South Korea and African nations, set to be held in Seoul in June, will pave the way for the country’s efforts to seek a mutually beneficial, sustainable and long-term relationship with Africa, Cheong said.<\/p>\n
Cheong also asked Mene to support South Korea’s push to clinch economic partnership agreements with Morocco, Kenya and Tanzania.<\/p>\n
Source: Yonhap News Agency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Trade Minister Cheong In-kyo has met Wamkele Mene, the secretary general of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), in Seoul and they discussed ways to expand economic ties, officials said.<\/p>\n
The AfCFTA, the largest trade bloc in Africa, off…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n