Mr Andrew Robb AO MP led Australia's participation in the Third RCEP Ministerial Meeting, held in Kuala Lumpur on 24 August 2015.

RCEP Ministers made significant breakthroughs, reaching agreement on the guidelines for initial market access offers for goods. Substantive market access negotiations are expected to commence at the next round in Busan, Korea (12-16 October 2015).

Joint media statement: The Third Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting [PDF 103 KB], 24 August 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia