TRADE Secretary Alfredo Pascual in a meeting with the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) highlighted the importance of deepening trade and investment relations with the region's key trading partners toward post-pandemic economic recovery.

Leaders of the Asean member states met during the 21st Asean Economic Community Council (AECC) Meeting on November 10, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The AECC serves as the culmination of a series of high-level meetings under the Asean Economic Pillar for Cambodia's Asean 2022 Chairmanship.