We hope that through these trade arrangements, through collaboration in training, in manpower development, and what have you, ASEAN in, say, ten years' time, will be a very different ASEAN.
We hope that through these trade arrangements, through collaboration in training, in manpower development, and what have you, ASEAN in, say, ten years' time, will be a very different ASEAN.
We believe that when the Philippines begin coordinating the Russian- ASEAN dialogue in July 2006... Russia will play a more active role in creative processes in Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific region.
The economic crisis has impoverished ASEAN economies and undermined national stability,
The prosperity of ASEAN accords with the interests of China,
Indonesia must take a more active role in pushing for the establishment of democracy in Southeast Asia, particularly in ASEAN member countries.
So we will do our part to work together with our Indonesian counterparts to try and control this problem. I think more importantly, ASEAN should come together and see this as an ASEAN challenge so that we can tackle this as quickly as possible.
Among all the FTA negotiations that China has been in, the negotiation with the ASEAN is definitely the fastest and most fruitful one.
We will consider seriously what contribution we can make to the ASEAN Development Fund,
As host of the exposition, we are glad to see that it is becoming a good platform for cooperation among ASEAN countries,
Democracies like the Philippines should be ashamed if they try to block discussion of Burma (Myanmar) at the Security Council, ... Burma has embarrassed ASEAN over and over again.
The existence of such a center is expected to help ASEAN members facilitate assistance to any country hit by a disaster,
We will host the Asean summit in November this year. It will be an occasion to reflect on our achievements collectively and to look at how Asean can maintain its leading role in regional and international cooperation.
For the past 20 years, we have seen positive signals from China to further enhance our linkages. These have been well matched by ASEAN and the ASEAN-China FTA was born,
Asean is obviously a very important association for us. Over the past 30 years Asean has made great strides in regional cooperation covering a number of areas, although recently it has been under strain because of the financial crisis and other challenges.
My own perception is that there are two tiers of countries, one, the original ASEAN, and then the new members. The new members are in various stages of development.
France is looking for more economic expansion in Thailand and the region. Politically, this is also a new area to compete to get influence. The United States, China and India are now competing for political influence in ASEAN, and France, a leading European country, does not want to be left out.
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