MANILA Cheap Nike Air Force 1 Mid Womens UK , Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) kicked off a four-day meeting here on Thursday to discuss ways on how to further strengthen economic ties and integrate trade and investment in Southeast Asia.
"Our meeting this week is vital to the region's messaging on the success of ASEAN as a bloc. We have achieved critical mass to take ASEAN higher as our economies are growing faster than most of the rest of the world," said Philippine Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez at the opening ceremony of the 49th ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meeting and related Meetings.
He said it is expected that by 2050, the ASEAN economy will amount to over 9.2 trillion U.S. dollars, making it the fourth largest in the world.
Nevertheless, Lopez said there is still a lot of work to be done.
In 2017 and beyond, he said ASEAN "should be cognizant of the changing geostrategic landscape that presents both opportunities and challenges."
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ASEAN also has cooperation mechanism with dialogue partners such as Canada, the European Union and the United States.
As a formal community, the 10-nation ASEAN bloc wants to create more free movement of trade and capital in an area of 625 million people with a combined economic output of 2.6 trillion U.S. dollars.
The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) aims to achieve high economic growth in the region by increasing trade, investment and job creation.
Since the adoption of the AEC Blueprint 2025 last year and the Consolidated Strategic Action Plan (CSAP) in February this year, the Philippines wants to push for concrete measures that would further solidify the bloc's community building strategy.
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BEIJING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping told his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump Cheap Nike Air Force 1 2019 UK , in a telephone conversation late Wednesday that Beijing remains persistent on the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
During the phone conversation, Xi and Trump exchanged their views on the current situation on the peninsula.
Xi said China has been adamant in preserving international nuclear non-proliferation regime, maintaining peace and stability on the peninsula, and resolving the nuclear issue through talks.
The Chinese president said the general direction should head toward a peaceful settlement of the issue, adding that dialogue combined with a set of comprehensive measures is best for seeking a long-term solution.
Trump said Washington has been deeply concerned over the ongoing situation on the Korean Peninsula, and attaches importance to China's essential role in resolving the issue.
He pledged to step up communication with the Chinese side in a bid to find a solution as early as possible.
Also during the phone talks Cheap Nike Air Force 1 Shoes UK , Xi noted that exchanges and cooperation between China and the United States in various areas have been moving forward.
He added that the two countries' diplomatic, security and economic teams have maintained close communication, and the two sides are preparing for the first round of dialogue on social and people-to-people exchanges, as well as on law enforcement and cybersecurity.
Xi said China attaches great importance to Trump's visit to China later this year, hoping both sides can work together to ensure the visit a success.
For his part, Trump said it is very important for him to keep close communication with Xi and strengthen coordination over major international and regional affairs.
The U.S. leader said he is looking forward to visiting China and meeting Xi again this year.
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