ASEAN-Pakistan Joint cooperation dialogue begins Tomorrow
'Pakistan Times' Federal Bureau

ISLAMABAD: The Third Meeting of the ASEAN-Pakistan Joint Sectoral Dialogue Cooperation Committee (APJSCC) will begin here from tomorrow, Monday.

The Secretary General ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations), Ong Keng Yong will lead the ASEAN delegation which will include members from the 10 ASEAN countries, said a foreign office statement Saturday.

The Foreign Secretary will head the delegation of Pakistan.

Pakistan was accorded status of a Sectoral Dialogue Partner of ASEAN in July 1997.

Cooperation between ASEAN and Pakistan extends to eight areas viz: Trade, Industry, Investment, Environment, Science and Technology, Tourism, Drugs and Narcotics Control, and Human Resource Development.

The ASEAN, which has a combined population of 600 million people with per capita GDP of US 4998, is an effective forum of regional cooperation. It closely interacts with major economies of the world including US, Japan, China and the EU.●