PM Ismail Sabri urges US to adopt more active Asean trade agenda
WASHINGTON, May 13 ― Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today urged the United States to adopt a more active trade and investment agenda with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations , saying this would benefit Washington economically and strategically.
He said the United States was an important partner for Asean, as its largest foreign direct investor and second largest trading partner, with two-way trade of US$308.9 billion in 2020. “Therefore the US should adopt a more active trade and investment agenda with Asean, which will benefit the US economically and strategically,” he said.
He said there were some 6,200 US companies operating in Asean, many of which used the region as a production platform to export in the region and beyond.
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