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ASEAN-Latin America Cooperation Will Benefit Both In Agricultural Industry, Says M'sian Envoy

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- Cooperation between ASEAN and Latin America can benefit both regions, especially in the agricultural industry, according to a statement from the Foregin Ministry website. The statement quoted Malaysian Ambassador to Chile Dr Mohamad Rameez Yahaya as saying that Latin America could export their agricultural products in massive volumes to the ASEAN region. "ASEAN needs more commodities for its internal cosumption and economic development while Latin America has abundant natural resources. "Latin America is blessed with huge agricultural land and ASEAN needs food for its large population," he said in his speech at the ASEAN Luncheon Talk in Santiago, Chile, Monday. Mohamed Rameez said the ASEAN Free Trade Area, initiated in 1993, would be the best tool to attract investors from Latin America. He said that ASEAN under the Charmanship of Malaysia this year had put in place the best mechanism to strengthen relations between ASEAN and Latin America across the Pacific Ocean. The talk, 'Bridging the Gap: ASEAN and the Pacific,' was to promote closer ties between the ASEAN Diplomatic corps in Santiago with the Chilean community. -- BERNAMA

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