We, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (hereinafter referred to as “ASEAN”), namely Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, on the occasion of the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia;
DESIRING to bring back industrial cooperation into the mainstream of ASEAN economic integration with the aims of: (i) supporting the recovery of industrial sectors and business in the region; (ii) promoting the growth of new production networks and resilient supply chains; (iii) strengthening long-term sustainable development; (iv) accelerating and sustaining post-COVID19 economic rebuilding; (v) enhancing intra-ASEAN trade and investment; and (vi) deepening connectivity, sectoral cooperation, and wider ASEAN’s economic integration initiatives;
AIMING to put in place the ASEAN Industrial Projects Based Initiative (AIPBI) that underscores Indonesia’s 2023 Chairmanship’s theme “ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of Growth”, the aforementioned trends, and learnings from past industrial cooperation initiatives;
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