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	Overview
		The ASEAN Vision 2020, adopted by the ASEAN Leaders on the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN, agreed on a shared vision of ASEAN as a concert of Southeast Asian nations, outward looking, living in peace, stability and prosperity, bonded together in partnership in dynamic development and in a community of caring societies.
		ASEAN shall ensure that its work force shall be prepared for, and benefit from, economic integration by investing more resources for basic and higher education, training, science and technology development, job creation, and social protection.
		ASEAN Plus Three relations continue to expand and deepen in the areas of security dialogue and cooperation, transnational crime, trade and investment, environment, finance and monetary, agriculture and forestry, energy, tourism, health, labour, culture and the arts, science and technology, information and communication technology, social welfare and development, youth, and rural development and poverty eradication.
	www.aseansec.org /64.htm (1940 words)

	Association of Southeast Asian Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		ASEAN was originally formed out of an organization called Maphilindo, essentially an alliance consisting of the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia in the early 1960s.
		ASEAN itself was established on August 8, 1967, when foreign ministers of five countries—Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand met at the Thai Department of Foreign Affairs building in Bangkok and signed the ASEAN Declaration (also known as the Bangkok Declaration).
		The Foreign Ministers of ASEAN member states determined that invitation to the inaugural East Asian Summit, the first of which is to be held in late 2005 and hosted by Malaysia, was to be restricted to signatories of the TAC.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ASEAN (1642 words)

	Vietnam - ASEAN
		ASEAN's charter declares that membership is open to all states in the region--a gesture toward Vietnam that Hanoi repeatedly rebuffed.
		ASEAN's position on Cambodia was important to Hanoi, because it was through ASEAN's efforts at the UN that the world's attention continued to focus on Cambodia in the late 1980s.
		Vietnamese diplomats sought to convince the ASEAN countries that the invasion of Cambodia was intended to eliminate the threat posed by Pol Pot's alignment with China.
	countrystudies.us /vietnam/63.htm (695 words)

	ASEAN: From Constructive Engagement to Flexible Intervention (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		ASEAN was founded in 1967 to promote economic, social and cultural cooperation among its five members, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
		ASEAN's reputation for success was based on the high rates of economic growth of individual members and for the leading diplomatic role ASEAN undertook to oppose the Soviet-backed Vietnamese intervention in Cambodia.
		ASEAN has to accept the dawning reality that with the entry of new members, which include some of the poorest countries in the world and which are distinguished by their political and social underdevelopment, new problems will emerge.
	www.pol.adfa.edu.au /resources/asean.html (2197 words)

	The EU's relations with ASEAN - Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		ASEAN was established on August 8, 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand with the signature of the Bangkok declaration by the five original member nations (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand).
		Co-operation between the EU and ASEAN is based on a Co-operation Agreement (1980) between the EC and member countries of ASEAN: Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
		Protocols for the accession of Laos and Cambodia to the Agreement were signed in July 2000 but the EU has indicated that it cannot agree to negotiate an extension of this agreement to Burma/Myanmar as long as the situation as regards democracy and human rights in that country does not improve significantly.
	europa.eu.int /comm/external_relations/asean/intro (838 words)

	ASEAN MEMBERS AGREE TO DEEPEN INTEGRATION
		Noting that not all ASEAN countries would be able to meet the recommended deadlines, they agreed that implementation should be flexible, allowing countries that are ready to proceed to do so.
		ASEAN Secretary-General Ong Keng Yong said the programme "allows ASEAN products to be exported to China at a very concessionary rate so that ASEAN countries can actually get benefits of a free trade arrangement even before the agreement is finalised".
		He added that "if we join forces, Korea and ASEAN members, and by extension all of East Asia, will become the engine of growth for the world economy, and the 21st century will be the age of East Asia".
	www.ictsd.org /weekly/03-10-15/story4.htm (796 words)

	Asean (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Asean’s Founding Fathers—heads of state from Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Singapore—penned the Asean Declaration in hopes of promoting free-market principles and cooperation in the region, as well as combating the perceived communist threat.
		To join Asean, Cambodia was required to meet a schedule for reducing customs tariffs from rates of up to 30 percent to zero to five percent, and reduce tariffs on foreign goods to comply with a timetable for the Asean Free Trade Area.
		While a delegation of Asean foreign ministers was in town, Hun Sen told reporters that Cambodia was capable of solving its own problems and that Asean would not be allowed to use membership in the body as leverage to gain influence in Cambodia’s internal affairs.
	www.camnet.com.kh /cambodia.daily/asean/15.htm (2564 words)

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		ASEAN is of the view that for S&D to be meaningful, it should extend beyond longer timeframes for implementation and lesser reduction commitments.
		ASEAN is especially concerned that the highest frequencies of tariff levels as well as non-tariff barriers including SPS measures which continue to proliferate cover a wide range of products of interest to developing countries.
		Finally, ASEAN believes that the GSP principles embodied in the Enabling Clause should be elaborated and maintained in the framework of the Agreement so as to ensure that this principle is enhanced and not eroded with the process of liberalization.
	www.wto.org /spanish/tratop_s/agric_s/ngw79_e.doc (666 words)

	Asean (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Nonetheless, while acknowledging that the wealth gap in Asean is a problem, Asean’s defenders say the grouping is still moving in the right direction to fight it.
		Asean is already well-engaged in world politics, so why not use it?” he asked.
		Asean leaders have at least given lip-service to developing their poorer neighbors, if only for the interests of the wealthier nations.
	www.camnet.com.kh /cambodia.daily/asean/3.htm (2809 words)

	COMMEMORATIVE ARTICLE FOR THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF ASEAN
		ASEAN was established with three objectives in mind:- to promote the economic, social and culture development of the region through cooperative programmes: to safeguard the political and economic stability of the region against big power rivalry; and to serve as a forum for the resolution of intra-regional differences.
		The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) has contributed to maintaining peace, security and prosperity in the Asia pacific region, ARF is the only forum of its kind in the Asia-Pacific region which bring those countries involved in the future political direction of the region together to discuss political and security issues of common interest and concern.
		Today ASEAN is looking forward to the time when it fulfils the aspirations of its founders that is, a vision in which all the countries of Southeast Asia live in harmony and cooperation within ASEAN.
	www.brunet.bn /gov/post/30asean.htm (671 words)

	Asia Times - ASEAN on Myanmar: Creative damage control
		Moreover, because ASEAN is primarily an IGO, ordinary people in the member countries have yet to feel an affective sense of identification with it.
		ASEAN's expansion in the 1990s was thus a calculated move to co-opt all the 10 countries of Southeast Asia - regardless of their domestic politics - into this mutual benefits society cum neighborhood watch group.
		ASEAN's acceptance of Myanmar was predicated on preventing its strategic isolation and in the power of economics to act as the "unseen hand" to ameliorate the country's economic and political conditions.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Southeast_Asia/EF27Ae04.html (826 words)

	Challenge To Asean On Human Rights (Human Rights Watch, 24-7-1998)
		On Burma, ASEAN should assign an envoy to work with all sides _ the Burmese military, the democratic opposition, and ethnic minority groups _ to explore how the recommendations of the UN Commission for Human Rights could be implemented, including release of political prisoners, an end to forced labor, and opening a political dialogue.
		ASEAN should also insist on action by the Cambodian government to investigate and prosecute extra-judicial killings documented by the UN, as the ASEAN troika urged in its June 20th statement in Bangkok.
		On Indonesia, ASEAN should urge the Habibie government to take concrete action to address the fears of ethnic Chinese, such as by repealing all discriminatory laws and regulations and ensuring that acts of violence against ethnic Chinese are investigated and punished.
	www.hrw.org /press98/july/asean1.htm (861 words)

	ASEAN Secretariat
		Statement - The 6th Consultations between the ASEAN Economic Ministers and the Minister of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, Makati City, Philippines, 25 Aug 2007.
		Statement - The 14th Consultation between the ASEAN Economic Ministers and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (AEM-METI), Makati City, Philippines, 25 Aug 2007.
		Statement - The Thirty-Ninth ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting, Makati City, Philippines, 24 Aug 2007.
	www.aseansec.org (187 words)

	Asia Times - Myanmar: ASEAN's thorn in the flesh
		ASEAN made the decision to expand in the hope that size would eventually equal strength.
		Popularly known as CAFTA, or ASEAN Plus 1, the arrangement originated from the suggestion of then Chinese premier Zhu Rongji in November 2001 to transform the area occupying China and Southeast Asia into a complete free-trade area.
		ASEAN's policy on Myanmar was first derived from the policy of "constructive engagement" initiated in 1991 by the Thai government of prime minister Anand Panyarachun.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/Southeast_Asia/EG25Ae01.html (1071 words)

	ANWAR IBRAHIM: THE ASEAN INSTITUTE DINNER
		We in Asean have repeatedly stressed the need for countries to adopt greater openness in market policy, and we have already worked towards the progressive removal of tariff barriers to allow a freer flow of goods and services.
		In the context of Asean being a market of 320 million people with a combined annual output of more than RM 330 billion, clearly Asean businessmen have their sights focused elsewhere.
		I have no doubt the Asean region will remain the magnet for future investments and that countries within the group will be able to sustain a high level of economic growth for the foreseeable decades.
	ikdasar.tripod.com /anwar/92-12.htm (735 words)

	ASEAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		ASEAN and APEC member-countries and their partners reveal their interest in further strengthening of Russian role in the Asian Pacific Region affairs, since they view it as a factor providing balance and stability.
		ASEAN supreme body is the meetings of state and government leaders.
		The ASEAN countries and their partners pay special attention to developments in biotechnology, telecommunications, new materials, utilization of Russian aircraft and space technology as well as others.
	www.asean-russia.ru /eng/goals.shtml (1139 words)

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