JAKARTA - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited the ASEAN Secretariat on
Tuesday, emphasizing the United States' commitment to see ASEAN continuing its
growth as a vibrant, open region that is committed to regional and global peace
and prosperity, a statement released by the ASEAN Secretariat said.
During her second visit to the
secretariat, Clinton had a meeting with ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan.
Calling Clinton "a friend of
many ASEAN leaders," Surin said, " She delivered on her words. She
has never missed our major gatherings, and she has added more colors and luster
to our region 's diplomacy. She has turned her counterparts into 'friends'. And
friendship is something that we in ASEAN value very highly."
While emphasizing her country's
commitment, Clinton said she believed the ASEAN-United States relationship is
stronger and more effective, adding that the United States views ASEAN as
central to regional stability and economic progress in Asia Pacific.
"The United States believes
in ASEAN centrality which is essential to ASEAN unity," and the United
States wants to advance ASEAN's goal of integration, because it has have an
interest in strengthening ASEAN's ability in addressing regional challenges in
an effective, comprehensive way, she said.
"We really invite and need
ASEAN to crafting regional responses to challenges like climate change and
transnational crime, which requires collective efforts," she said.
Before her meeting with Surin,
Clinton met Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in the presidential
palace. The visit to Jakarta was part of her official tour to six Asian
countries prior to her presence at the APEC summit in Vladivostok, Russia this
month.
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