Significant progress made in Seoul-ASEAN FTA talks
SEOUL, Sept. 11 (Yonhap) — South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have made substantial progress in their negotiations on a free trade agreement, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
During Sept. 6-9 talks here, the two sides reached agreements on a number of issues, including customs clearance and dispute settlement, laying a basis particularly for the conclusion of an agreement on liberalization of commodities by the end of this year as originally planned, the ministry said.