{"id":84233,"date":"2025-10-26T06:48:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T06:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/?p=84233"},"modified":"2025-10-28T07:54:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T07:54:58","slug":"prime-minister-mark-carney-vows-to-fast-track-canada-asean-free-trade-agreement-at-regional-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2025\/10\/26\/prime-minister-mark-carney-vows-to-fast-track-canada-asean-free-trade-agreement-at-regional-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Mark Carney vows to fast-track Canada-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement at regional summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prime Minister Mark Carney vows to fast-track Canada-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement at regional summit\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6QySO02_6TQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday, October 26, 2025 : Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney reaffirmed his government\u2019s commitment to accelerating progress on the Canada-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA) during the ASEAN Summit, emphasizing the immense potential of Southeast Asia\u2019s rapidly expanding markets.<\/p>\n<p>Carney described the ASEAN region as a $5 trillion economy, highlighting it as one of the most dynamic and promising economic frontiers in the world.\\<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAT THE ASEAN SUMMIT, WE\u2019RE WORKING TO FAST-TRACK THE CANADA-ASEAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AND OPEN NEW MARKETS FOR CANADIAN WORKERS AND BUSINESSES,\u201d HE SAID. \u201cSOUTHEAST ASIA REPRESENTS MASSIVE OPPORTUNITIES \u2014 AND WE\u2019RE HERE TO SEIZE THEM.\u201d<br \/>\nThe proposed FTA aims to strengthen economic, trade, and investment ties between Canada and the ten ASEAN member states, paving the way for enhanced cooperation in technology, manufacturing, green energy, and digital commerce.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative also aligns with Canada\u2019s broader Indo-Pacific Strategy, which focuses on diversifying trade partnerships, promoting sustainable economic growth, and bolstering supply chain resilience.<\/p>\n<p>Regional analysts noted that Canada\u2019s engagement with ASEAN could unlock substantial benefits for both sides, including job creation, innovation exchange, and expanded access to global markets.<\/p>\n<p>Diplomatic sources confirmed that Canadian and ASEAN negotiators are expected to intensify technical discussions over the coming months, with the goal of concluding the agreement within the next two years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday, October 26, 2025 : Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney reaffirmed his government\u2019s commitment to accelerating progress on the Canada-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA) during the ASEAN Summit, emphasizing the immense potential of Southeast Asia\u2019s rapidly expanding markets. Carney described the ASEAN region as a $5 trillion economy, highlighting it as one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84233","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84233"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84233\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84259,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84233\/revisions\/84259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}