The ASEAN ACCSQ-PPWG has endorsed the following documents.
(i) the ASEAN Variation Guideline (AVG) Rev. 2; endorsed at the 31st PPWG Meeting, and
(ii) Q&A for the Stability Guideline; endorsed intersessionally in August 2020.
The
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