Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) countries are expected to sign a framework agreement on visa exemption among them at the 39th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) later this month. The ASEAN Framework Agreement on Visa Exemption will be one of the four key documents to be signed at the AMM gathering, reports Chinese media.
The signing of the agreement will enable more free movement of people among the member countries of the Asean. The 39th AMM will be held in Kuala Lumpur on July 24-28, during which the 13th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), the 7th Asean plus Three Foreign Ministers' Meeting and other side events also will take place.
The ARF currently comprises the ten Asean member countries and ten Asean dialogue partners - Australia, Canada, China, the European Union (EU), India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Russia, and the United States.
The forum also embraces two Asean observers - Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste - as well as Pakistan, the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (DPRK), Mongolia and Pakistan.
Commenting on the Pakistan's role in ARF, a Chinese official said that China appreciates Pakistan's active role in the regional organisations. " We are looking forward to enhance our interaction at the levels of such forums to achieve common goals in socio-economic fields," he added.
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