2nd ASEAN Trade and Investment Forum with COMCE West

(03-06-2013)

On 21-23 May 2013,  Mr. Chirachai Punkrasin, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand led the Team of ASEAN Ambassadors in Mexico, namely,  Mr. Hamdani Djafar,  Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia,  Mr. George Reyes, Ambassador of the Republic of Philippines,  Mr. Tung Le Thanh, Ambassador of Viet Nam, and  Mr. Francisco Rios, Centre Director of the Americas Group, Singapore International Enterprise to participate in  the 2^nd ASEAN Trade and Investment Forum, the 3-day economic event organized in cooperation with the Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade in the Western region of Mexico (COMCE West) in Guadalajara, Colima and Manzanillo, the western  Mexican cities along the NAFTA corridor.

The Forum aimed to provide the Mexican business community with information on the ASEAN Economic Community and its potential as a market. It was attended by over 250 businessmen from various sectors including automotive, agro and food industries, textiles and jewelry, and transport and logistics.