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Mon, 08/31/2015 - 10:07
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Thailand to host post-2015 AC trade, development conference

BANGKOK, August 31 (TNA) - Thailand, through the International Institute for Trade and Development (ITD), will host an international conference on Post 2015 Development Challenges:Implication for Trade and Development in the ASEAN Community (AC) later this week. According to ITD Executive Director Kamalinne Pinitpuvadol, the conference, set to be held in Bangkok on September 2, will be organised on the occasion of the 14th anniversary of the establishment of ITD, aimed to be a platform for international participants to exchange their knowledge and views on relevant issues, regarding the post-2015 development challenges on regional trade and development in the wake of the formation of AC among member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by the end of this year. The one-day Post 2015 Development Challenges: Implication for Trade and Development in ASEAN Community conference will be inaugurated by Thai Education Minister General Dapong Rattanasuwan. Established in 2001, the mandate of ITD, a non-profit public organisation, covers providing training and conducting reserach projects on the promotion of trade, development and other related activities in line with agreements between the Thai government and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). (TNA)

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