The East Asia Summit (EAS) continued to be a forum for regional leadersto exchange views on and talk issues of strategic importance relating toregional peace, security and development.
EASforeign ministers made the affirmation at a meeting in the Indonesianisland of Bali on July 22, which aimed to discuss EAS cooperationpriorities and preparations for the ASEAN Summit with relevant partners,especially the 16 th EAS to be held in Bali in November this year.
According to the ministers, in addition to thecurrent five priority cooperative areas of finance, energy, education,bird flu prevention and disaster control, the EAS should promotecooperation in fields of common interest, such as cooperation inboosting economic connectivity through the Comprehensive EconomicPartnership in East Asia (CEPEA) and non-traditional security issues.
The ministers welcomed the participation of Russia and the US in the EAS.
They affirmed that the expanded EAS would continue to be an importantcomponent of the shaping regional architecture, with ASEAN playing thecentral role.
They pledged to maintain and speed upthe objectives, principles and institutions of the EAS stated in the2005 Kuala Lumpur Declaration and 2010 Hanoi Declaration; and strengthenmutual assistance between existing regional mechanisms, including EAS,ASEAN+3, ADMM+ and ARF, in order to effectively contribute to peace,stability and development in the region.
On the same day, the ASEAN Ministerial Meetings with Canada , Indiaand New Zealand took place in Bali under the PMC+1 mechanism.
At the ASEAN-Canada Ministerial Meeting, ministers agreed toeffectively implement the ASEAN-Canada Action Plan in the 2010-2015period and strengthen cooperation in trade, investment, agriculture,non-traditional security, including food and energy security, disastercontrol and transnational crime prevention.
Theyalso agreed to speed up initiatives and activities towards the 35 thanniversary of the ASEAN-Canada dialogue relations in 2012.
At the ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting, the ASEAN countries highlyvalued India ’s “Look East” policy as well as the country’s activeand effective support for the building of the ASEAN Community, helpingASEAN narrow development gaps and enhance its central role in theshaping regional architecture.
The ministerssuggested the two parties continue to implement the ASEAN-India ActionPlan in the 2010-2015 period, accelerate negotiations for the Agreementon Trade, Services and Investment, as well as strengthen cooperation insuch fields as agriculture, transport, tourism, information technologyand biology.
The two sides agreed on a list ofactivities towards a summit celebrating the 20 th anniversary of theASEAN-India dialogue relations in 2012.
At theASEAN-New Zealand Ministerial Meeting, the ministers reviewed theimplementation of the 2010-2015 ASEAN-New Zealand Action Plan anddecisions of the Summit celebrating the 35 th anniversary ofdialogue relations in October, 2010.
They agreed toeffectively implement the agreement on the establishment of theASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agree (AANZFTA) as well asstrengthen cooperation in education, people-to-people exchanges anddisaster control.
Speaking at these meetings,Vietnamese Deputy PM and FM Pham Gia Khiem suggested the partnerscontinue to provide effective support and assistance for ASEAN to buildthe Community, narrow development gaps and strengthen regionalconnectivity, as well as support the key role of ASEAN in regionalmechanisms and forums such as ASEAN+1, ASEAN+3, EAS, ARF and ADMM+.
He also urged the partners to make more contributions to peace, security, stability and development in the region.
Response to natural disasters and maritime security are issues ofcommon regional concern, so ASEAN and its partners should continuecooperation in effectively coping with natural calamities and inmaritime security on the basis of abiding by international law,especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), hesaid.
On the same day, the Vietnamese Deputy PMattended a ministerial meeting between lower Mekong countries and theUS , and a dialogue between lower Mekong countries and friends,including Australia , the EU, Japan , the Republic of Korea andthe US .
Earlier, the ASEAN ministerial meetings with Russia , the US and the EU took place./.
EASforeign ministers made the affirmation at a meeting in the Indonesianisland of Bali on July 22, which aimed to discuss EAS cooperationpriorities and preparations for the ASEAN Summit with relevant partners,especially the 16 th EAS to be held in Bali in November this year.
According to the ministers, in addition to thecurrent five priority cooperative areas of finance, energy, education,bird flu prevention and disaster control, the EAS should promotecooperation in fields of common interest, such as cooperation inboosting economic connectivity through the Comprehensive EconomicPartnership in East Asia (CEPEA) and non-traditional security issues.
The ministers welcomed the participation of Russia and the US in the EAS.
They affirmed that the expanded EAS would continue to be an importantcomponent of the shaping regional architecture, with ASEAN playing thecentral role.
They pledged to maintain and speed upthe objectives, principles and institutions of the EAS stated in the2005 Kuala Lumpur Declaration and 2010 Hanoi Declaration; and strengthenmutual assistance between existing regional mechanisms, including EAS,ASEAN+3, ADMM+ and ARF, in order to effectively contribute to peace,stability and development in the region.
On the same day, the ASEAN Ministerial Meetings with Canada , Indiaand New Zealand took place in Bali under the PMC+1 mechanism.
At the ASEAN-Canada Ministerial Meeting, ministers agreed toeffectively implement the ASEAN-Canada Action Plan in the 2010-2015period and strengthen cooperation in trade, investment, agriculture,non-traditional security, including food and energy security, disastercontrol and transnational crime prevention.
Theyalso agreed to speed up initiatives and activities towards the 35 thanniversary of the ASEAN-Canada dialogue relations in 2012.
At the ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting, the ASEAN countries highlyvalued India ’s “Look East” policy as well as the country’s activeand effective support for the building of the ASEAN Community, helpingASEAN narrow development gaps and enhance its central role in theshaping regional architecture.
The ministerssuggested the two parties continue to implement the ASEAN-India ActionPlan in the 2010-2015 period, accelerate negotiations for the Agreementon Trade, Services and Investment, as well as strengthen cooperation insuch fields as agriculture, transport, tourism, information technologyand biology.
The two sides agreed on a list ofactivities towards a summit celebrating the 20 th anniversary of theASEAN-India dialogue relations in 2012.
At theASEAN-New Zealand Ministerial Meeting, the ministers reviewed theimplementation of the 2010-2015 ASEAN-New Zealand Action Plan anddecisions of the Summit celebrating the 35 th anniversary ofdialogue relations in October, 2010.
They agreed toeffectively implement the agreement on the establishment of theASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agree (AANZFTA) as well asstrengthen cooperation in education, people-to-people exchanges anddisaster control.
Speaking at these meetings,Vietnamese Deputy PM and FM Pham Gia Khiem suggested the partnerscontinue to provide effective support and assistance for ASEAN to buildthe Community, narrow development gaps and strengthen regionalconnectivity, as well as support the key role of ASEAN in regionalmechanisms and forums such as ASEAN+1, ASEAN+3, EAS, ARF and ADMM+.
He also urged the partners to make more contributions to peace, security, stability and development in the region.
Response to natural disasters and maritime security are issues ofcommon regional concern, so ASEAN and its partners should continuecooperation in effectively coping with natural calamities and inmaritime security on the basis of abiding by international law,especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), hesaid.
On the same day, the Vietnamese Deputy PMattended a ministerial meeting between lower Mekong countries and theUS , and a dialogue between lower Mekong countries and friends,including Australia , the EU, Japan , the Republic of Korea andthe US .
Earlier, the ASEAN ministerial meetings with Russia , the US and the EU took place./.
