2022年9月17日，東南亞國家聯盟成員國與澳大利亞、中國、日本、韓國和新西蘭在柬埔寨暹粒召開RCEP生效后首次部長級會議，經各方一致同意，會后發布聯合媒體聲明。
《區域全面經濟伙伴關系協定》（RCEP）首次部長級會議聯合媒體聲明
2022年9月17日，東南亞國家聯盟成員國與澳大利亞、中國、日本、韓國和新西蘭在柬埔寨暹粒召開RCEP生效后首次部長級會議。會議由印度尼西亞貿易部副部長杰里·桑布阿卡和新西蘭貿易和出口增長部國務部長菲爾·特懷福德共同主持。
會議歡迎RCEP自2022年1月1日起生效。柬埔寨是2022年東盟輪值主席國，也是2012年啟動RCEP談判時的東盟輪值主席國。會議注意到RCEP協定對本地區意義重大，期待所有簽署國均完成協定核準。
會議注意到RCEP聯合委員會取得的工作進展，歡迎在聯合委員會監督下建立附屬機構。會議鼓勵各國官員努力提高RCEP的利用率，并監督和審議協定實施情況，以提升區域營商環境。為此，會議重申應避免采取與協定項下義務不一致的任何措施。會議期待根據各方商定的條件迅速建立RCEP秘書處，為RCEP聯合委員會及其附屬機構提供秘書和技術支持。
會議認為，RCEP可為區域疫后復蘇和建立更具韌性的供應鏈作出貢獻。為此，會議強調應高水平運用RCEP，深入推進區域經濟一體化。
Joint Media Statement of the Inaugural RCEP Ministers’ Meeting
17 September 2022, Siem Reap, Cambodia
1. ASEAN Member States alongside Australia, China, Japan, Korea, and New Zealand gathered in Siem Reap on 17 September 2022 for the Inaugural RCEP Ministers’ Meeting. The Meeting was co-chaired by H.E. Dr. Jerry Sambuaga, Vice Minister of Trade of Indonesia and H.E. the Hon Phil Twyford, Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth of New Zealand.
2. The Meeting welcomed the entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement on 1 January 2022, which also almost coincides with the launch of the RCEP negotiations in 2012 when Cambodia was also the ASEAN Chair. Noting the importance of the RCEP Agreement to the region, the Meeting looked forward to its ratification by all signatory States.
3. The Meeting noted the progress of the work of the RCEP Joint Committee and welcomed the establishment of subsidiary bodies under the Joint Committee’s supervision. The Meeting encouraged officials to work to expand the utilisation of the RCEP Agreement and to monitor and review the implementation of the RCEP Agreement to improve business environment in the region. The Meeting, in this connection, reaffirmed the necessity to refrain from taking any measures inconsistent with the obligations under the RCEP Agreement. The Meeting looked forward to the expeditious establishment of the RCEP Secretariat, on terms to be agreed by the Parties, to provide secretariat and technical support to the RCEP Joint Committee and its subsidiary bodies.
4. The Meeting shared the view that the RCEP could contribute to the region’s post-pandemic recovery efforts and to creating a more resilient supply chain. In this regard, the Meeting highlighted the need to promote greater utilisation of the RCEP Agreement to deepen regional economic integration.
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