Brussels, 08/04/2003 (Agence Europe) - The visit to South East Asia by European Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy ended last Friday in Luang Prabang (Laos) with a meeting of ASEAN Trade and Economic Ministers (see EUROPE of 28 March, p.12). During the meeting, the European and Asian parties agreed to launch an initiative (TREATI - Trans-Regional EU-ASEAN Trade Initiative) to strengthen relations between the EU and ASEAN in the field of trade, investment and regulatory issues. Commenting on the...