Malaysia-Australia Joint Trade Committee, 6-7 October 2008, Kuala Lumpur

Australian Trade Minister, Simon Crean is leading Australian delegation for the Joint Trade Committee (JTC) Meeting in Kuala Lumpur from 6-7 October 2008.   Minister Crean is accompanied by a business delegation including representatives from Australia and New Zealand banking group, Booz & Company, Sinclair Kinght Merz and Toll Malaysia.  The last JTC meeting was held in Adelaide, Australia in 2006.

The JTC is expected to discuss on the resumption of Malaysia-Australia FTA negotiations and to work on the outstanding issues from the recent conclusion of ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA negotiations.