Yearly Archives: 2003

Esteemed Colleagues, Leaders of ASEAN, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, We have just witnessed a watershed in the history of ASEAN: the signing of the document that will be handed down to posterity as the Declaration of ASEAN Concord II or Bali Concord II. This is the document that will establish an ASEAN Community. That will [...]

1. ASEAN leaders held a very productive meeting this morning following a working dinner last night. It was our Ninth Summit since 1976. Subsequently, we met with leaders from China, Japan, and Republic of Korea, during which we had a very fruitful discussion. This was our seventh “ASEAN+3” Summit since 1997. 2. We took note of the [...]

WE, the heads of Government/State of the People’s Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea met during the ASEAN+3 Summit held in Bali, Indonesia on October 7th , 2003. We reviewed and acknowledged the positive progress in the development of our bilateral relationships and trilateral cooperation. For the further promotion and strengthening of [...]

Thank you for your generous words and the gift. It is very kind and thoughtful of you. To be honoured by fellow leaders in ASEAN is indeed something special. As you are all aware, this will be my last participation at the ASEAN Summit. The time has come for me to leave, after 22 years [...]

INTRODUCTION 1.     The realization of a fully integrated economic community requires implementation of both liberalization and cooperation measures. The Task Force while focusing its recommendations relating to liberalization and facilitation measures in the area of trade in good, services and investment, acknowledges on the need to enhance cooperation and integration activities in other areas. These [...]