22 June 2021, Bangkok, Thailand

At the invitation of the of US-ASEAN Business Council, Mr. Norikazu Kuramoto, the Head of the ROCB A/P participated a bilateral meeting held virtually on 22 June 2021.  Program Manager of the ROCB A/P, Ms Sherman Yu also joined the meeting to provide support.

The meeting was opened with remark delivered by Senior Vice President and Regional Managing Director, Ambassador Michael W. Michalak. In his speech, he highlighted several issues, e.g. facilitation of vaccine, digitalization of Customs clearance, e-commence, capacity building and the contribution of private sector which are vital for the recovery from the pandemic in the globe.

Following Amb. Michalak’s speech, Mr. Norikazu delivered a presentation to introduce the work of the ROCB A/P and provide an overview of the upcoming capacity building activities for participants. He also shared with them about how the ROCB A/P overcomes the challenges emerged due to the COVID-19.

During the meeting, participants expressed their interest in collaborating with ROCB AP as well as WCO in terms of knowledge sharing in the future capacity building activities. Mr. Norikazu took note of their suggestions and looking forward to explore the feasibility of cooperation in future.

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