Deputy Minister for Investment and Foreign Economic Relations, Dr. Wah Wah Maung, the Lead of Myanmar HLTF-EI, attended the Forty-Sixth Meeting of the High - Level Task Force on ASEAN Economic Integration (46^th HLTF-EI) which was held on 14^th August, 2024 in Vientiane, Lao PDR.

The meeting discussed on the progress of Priority Economic Deliverables (PEDs) under Lao PDR’s ASEAN Chairmanship, the global and regional outlook, New and Emerging Issues in ASEAN Plus One FTAs, the implementation of the ASEAN Strategy on Carbon Neutrality for sustainability in the region, the progress of the implementation of the piloting of Good Regulatory Practices (GRP) in Electric Vehicle and Batteries Industry, the development of AEC Strategic Plan 2026-2030, AEC Post 2025 Study and the updates on the End-Term Review (ETR) of the AEC Blueprint 2025, the preparations for Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025 and recommendations for the consideration of 56^th ASEAN Economic Ministries Meeting which will be held on September 2024.

The meeting was chaired by H.E. Dr. Manothong Vongsay, Vice Minister of Industry and Commerce, Lao People’s Democratic Republic and attended by the leads and representatives of the High-level Task Force on ASEAN Economic Integration from ASEAN Member States, Deputy Secretary General and the officials from the ASEAN Secretariat. The High-level Task Force on ASEAN Economic Integration (HLTF-EI) is formed by Deputy Ministers and Permeant Secretaries of ASEAN Member States which is discussed the implementation of ASEAN Economic Community and future program, and provide the recommendations to the ASEAN Economic Ministries for consideration.