(umthombo asean.org)
I-JAKARTA, 1 Januwari 2022– Isivumelwano se-Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) siqala ukusebenza namuhla e-Australia, eBrunei Darussalam, eCambodia, eShayina, eJapan, eLao PDR, eNew Zealand, eSingapore, eThailand naseVietnam, sivula indlela yokudalwa kwendawo enkulu kunazo zonke yokuhweba yamahhala emhlabeni.
Ngokusho kwedatha yeBhange Lomhlaba, lesi sivumelwano sizohlanganisa abantu abayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-2.3 noma u-30% wabantu bomhlaba, sinikele ngama-US$ 25.8 trillion cishe u-30% we-GDP yomhlaba wonke, futhi sibe yi-US$ 12.7 trillion, okungaphezu kwengxenye yesine yokuhweba kwezimpahla nezinsizakalo emhlabeni wonke, kanye no-31% wemali engenayo ye-FDI emhlabeni jikelele.
Isivumelwano se-RCEP sizoqala ukusebenza ngomhlaka-1 kuNhlolanja 2022 seRiphabhulikhi yaseKorea. Ngokuphathelene namazwe asele asayine, iSivumelwano se-RCEP sizoqala ukusebenza ezinsukwini ezingama-60 ngemuva kokufakwa kwethuluzi lawo lokuqinisekisa, ukwamukela, noma ukuvunyelwa kuNobhala-Jikelele we-ASEAN njengoMgcini weSivumelwano se-RCEP.
Ukuqala kokusebenza kweSivumelwano se-RCEP kuwukubonakaliswa kwesinqumo sesifunda sokugcina izimakethe zivulekile; ukuqinisa ukuhlanganiswa komnotho wesifunda; ukusekela uhlelo lokuhweba oluvulekile, olukhululekile, olunobulungiswa, olubandakanya wonke umuntu, nolusekelwe emithethweni; futhi, ekugcineni, ukufaka isandla emizamweni yokutakula umhlaba wonke ngemva kobhubhane.
Ngokuzibophezela okusha kokufinyelela emakethe kanye nemithetho nezindlela zesimanje ezilula nezilula ezenza kube lula ukuhweba nokutshalwa kwezimali, i-RCEP ithembisa ukuletha amathuba amasha ebhizinisi kanye nemisebenzi, ukuqinisa izintambo zokuhlinzeka esifundeni, kanye nokukhuthaza ukubamba iqhaza kwamabhizinisi amancane, amancane naphakathi ezintanjeni zenani lesifunda kanye nezindawo zokukhiqiza.
Ihhovisi likaNobhala we-ASEAN lizibophezele ekusekeleni inqubo ye-RCEP ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi isetshenziswa ngempumelelo nangendlela efanele.
(Isitifiketi sokuqala se-RCEP sisetshenziselwa i-Guangdong Light Houseware Co., LTD.)
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Jan-20-2022
