1. We, the Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met at the 42nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM) from 19-20 July 2009 in Phuket, Thailand. His Excellency Kasit Piromya, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand and Chairman of ASEAN, chaired the Meeting. We had extensive, open and fruitful discussions under the theme of “Acting Together to Cope with Global Challenges”.
2. His Excellency Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister of Thailand, addressed the Opening Ceremony of the 42nd AMM. He underlined the need for ASEAN Member States to fully translate the spirit and letter of the ASEAN Charter into concrete actions with a view to realising an ASEAN Community by 2015. He also emphasised that cooperation with ASEAN Dialogue Partners should be further strengthened to be able to effectively respond to current and future challenges including the impact of the global economic and financial crisis, environmental and natural disaster as well as potential pandemics and other security issues.
