ASEAN urges French investment

ASEAN urges French investment

PARIS (AFP): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations urged
on Wednesday, French companies to invest in regional
infrastructure projects, during the first ASEAN joint investment
mission to France.

"The time is right to put ASEAN on your strategic map,"
Abhisit Vejjajiva, minister attached to the Thai prime minister's
office, told representatives of more than 70 French businesses
and commercial organizations.

"The region still needs more investment in infrastructure
development, both hardware and software," Vejjajiva said.

The 10 ASEAN members agreed to send joint investment missions
to selected countries for the first time this year in a bid to
raise the region's profile, particularly in countries such as
France which has an average market share of just two percent in
Asia.