1. We, the ASEAN Ministers/Heads of Delegations responsible for social welfare and development, convened the Ninth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Social Welfare and Development (9^thAMMSWD), guided by the theme “Strengthening Social Welfare Development in Pursuing ASEAN Community Vision 2025”, on 29 September 2016 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

2. We were pleased to have the opportunity to exchange views during the Retreat of the Ministers on Social Welfare and Development on 29 September 2016, on the most pressing issues in the ASEAN region on social welfare and development, the leadership role of social welfare in regional cooperation, and the priorities and necessary institutional mechanisms to move forward the regional cooperation on social welfare and development.

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