PHNOM PENH (Xinhua) - The forthcoming 21st ASEAN Summit will
promote the ASEAN integration process and strengthen the bloc's central role in
the region's evolving regional economic and social architecture, Cambodian
Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday.
Speaking at the opening of an
ASEAN Symposium, the premier said that ASEAN has made remarkable achievements
since its establishment in 1967. "ASEAN is now known not only as a region
of peace, stability and high growth, but a closely-integrated political and
economic entity, an influential player in Asia and in indispensable strategic
partner of major countries and organizations in the world," he said.
ASEAN has worked hard on implementing
the action plans identified in the three pillars of ASEAN Community, namely,
political-security community, economic community, and socio- cultural
community.
The successful building of ASEAN
economic community by 2015 will transform ASEAN into a global market with
resilient production base, free flow of goods, services, investment and skilled
labor and investment capital, he said. "In the capacity of ASEAN chair,
Cambodia would like to encourage members and development partners to continue
close cooperation in accelerating the process towards the establishment of
ASEAN economic community by 2015, and continuing to make plans for priorities
beyond 2015,"Hun Sen said.
In the upcoming 21st ASEAN Summit
in Phnom Penh, for the ASEAN economic community, the ASEAN leaders will discuss
important issues such as small and medium sized enterprise development, energy
security, environment, trade, investment, infrastructure connectivity and
sustainable development, he added.
Cambodia will host the 21st ASEAN
Summit and related Summits from Nov. 15 to 20, according to the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs.
All heads of states and
governments of the member states of ASEAN, U.S. President Barack Obama, South
Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime
Minister Yoshihiko Noda had already confirmed their participation in the
forthcoming summit and related meetings, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign
Minister Hor Namhong told reporters early last week.
The Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia,
Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
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