Japan, China, South Korea, ASEAN members hold an online video conference among their economic ministers on Thursday. They agreed to build solid supply chains at a time when the movement of people and goods has been hampered by Coronavirus pandemic.
In a joint statement issued after the session, the ministers from the three East Asian nations and the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations reaffirmed “the importance of keeping the markets open for trade and investment to strengthen the resiliency and sustainability of regional supply chains” and express their commitment to “make utmost efforts to ensure the continued flow of trade in goods and services.”
They said they will ensure that measures to restrict exports of medical goods, such as face masks and protective suits, will be “transparent, temporary and consistent with “ trade rules of the World Trade Organization, in line with the objectives to combat the COVID-19.”
The Japanese government also considering setting a measurement policy for foreigners who come from abroad to prevent Coronavirus infection.
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