Minister Fast leads visits to Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore February 13-15, to promote Canada's active and ongoing engagement in the Asia-Pacific region and commitment to free and open trade.

Minister Fast announced the successful conclusion of a second round of negotiations to modernize the Canada-Costa Rica Free Trade Agreement.

Minister Fast accompanies Prime Minister Harper on a visit to China from February 7 to 11 to meet with the Chinese president and Chinese premier, and to promote trade relations between our two countries.