Asean seeks to sign FTA with EU. Can Singapore help resolve the Myanmar hurdle?

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As Asean chair next year, Singapore can play a role in breaking the deadlock over Myanmar and advance talks on the FTA, an analyst says

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Kolette Limin Singapore

Singaporeis pitching itself as a bridge between the

European Union(EU) and

Asean, as the two blocs continue their protracted discussions to seal a free trade agreement (FTA).

However, Myanmar’s political uncertainty is a major hurdle towards an EU-Asean FTA, and Singapore will have to play a key role to break the deadlock when it assumes the chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations next year, according to an analyst.

At a joint press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz last week, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said Singapore would seek to advance cooperation on the long-awaited FTA.

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