The Chairman of the 17th ASEAN Summit issued a Chairman’s statement on the outcome and decisions of the Summit on Oct. 28.
Followings are the excerpt of the document:
“The 17th ASEAN Summit was officially opened in Hanoi on Oct. 28. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung chaired the Summit.
“Brunei’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Lao Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh, Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Sri Mohd Najib, Myanmar’s Prime Minister Thein Sein, Filipino President Benigno S. Aquino III, Singaporean Lee Hsien Loong, Thai Prime Minister Vejjajiva Abhisit, Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty M. Natalegawa, and ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan attended the meeting.
“The leaders discussed importance issues on ASEAN’s internal cooperation and its external relations, which include accelerating the process of ASEAN Community Building and effectively implementing the ASEAN Charter, enhancing ASEAN Connectivity; further broadening and deepening ASEAN’s external relations, at the same time maintaining ASEAN’s centrality in the region, strengthening cooperating to effectively respond to emerging challenges, namely post-crisis recovery and sustainable development, climate change, disaster management and infectious diseases.
“Reviewing the implementation of the Roadmap for the ASEAN Community, the leaders were gratified with the significant achievements made and agreed to further promote the “culture of compliance” to effectively improve the implementation of agreements through systematic, efficient and creative measures, while paying due attention to proper supervision and evaluation mechanisms, enhancing coordination among ASEAN bodies together with promoting resources mobilisation, integrating regional agreements in national development plans. ASEAN leaders also underline the importance of completing the legal framework provided for under the ASEAN Charter as well as strengthening effective and smooth operation of the new organisational structure.
“ASEAN leaders adopted the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity submitted by the High Level Task Force on ASEAN Connectivity, and decided to establish an ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee to coordinate and oversee the implementation of the Master Plan.
The leaders welcomed efforts by ASEAN Financial Ministers toward the establishment of the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund. These crucial decisions by the leaders will facilitate the enhancement of regional connectivity in every aspects, as well as paving the way for connectivity in a wider East Asia region./.
Followings are the excerpt of the document:
“The 17th ASEAN Summit was officially opened in Hanoi on Oct. 28. Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung chaired the Summit.
“Brunei’s Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Lao Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh, Malaysian Prime Minister Dato Sri Mohd Najib, Myanmar’s Prime Minister Thein Sein, Filipino President Benigno S. Aquino III, Singaporean Lee Hsien Loong, Thai Prime Minister Vejjajiva Abhisit, Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty M. Natalegawa, and ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan attended the meeting.
“The leaders discussed importance issues on ASEAN’s internal cooperation and its external relations, which include accelerating the process of ASEAN Community Building and effectively implementing the ASEAN Charter, enhancing ASEAN Connectivity; further broadening and deepening ASEAN’s external relations, at the same time maintaining ASEAN’s centrality in the region, strengthening cooperating to effectively respond to emerging challenges, namely post-crisis recovery and sustainable development, climate change, disaster management and infectious diseases.
“Reviewing the implementation of the Roadmap for the ASEAN Community, the leaders were gratified with the significant achievements made and agreed to further promote the “culture of compliance” to effectively improve the implementation of agreements through systematic, efficient and creative measures, while paying due attention to proper supervision and evaluation mechanisms, enhancing coordination among ASEAN bodies together with promoting resources mobilisation, integrating regional agreements in national development plans. ASEAN leaders also underline the importance of completing the legal framework provided for under the ASEAN Charter as well as strengthening effective and smooth operation of the new organisational structure.
“ASEAN leaders adopted the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity submitted by the High Level Task Force on ASEAN Connectivity, and decided to establish an ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee to coordinate and oversee the implementation of the Master Plan.
The leaders welcomed efforts by ASEAN Financial Ministers toward the establishment of the ASEAN Infrastructure Fund. These crucial decisions by the leaders will facilitate the enhancement of regional connectivity in every aspects, as well as paving the way for connectivity in a wider East Asia region./.
