WE, the Heads of State/Government of Member Countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and Japan, gathered in Tokyo, Japan on 11 and 12 December 2003, for the ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit, note with deep satisfaction that our countries have fostered a close and cooperative relationship over the last thirty years, contributing to peace, stability, development and prosperity of the region;

INSPIRED by the significant progress made in the ASEAN-Japan relations, encompassing the political and security, economic, social and cultural, and development cooperation areas;

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