Today, ASEAN already serves as the driving force towards the development of an East Asian economic community.

The seven member countries of ASEAN decided to implement economic roadmaps defining integration priorities, a testimony to their determination to achieve a single economic community.

In October 2003, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed a watershed agreement to establish an economic community by 2020.

(ii) ASEAN Disaster Information Sharing and Communication Network, as provided for in the ASEAN Socio Cultural Community component of the Vientiane Action Programme

During the Second ASEAN UN Summit held in New York in September 2005, ASEAN had acknowledged the United Nations support for the realization of the ASEAN Security, Economic and Socio cultural Communities.

(i) The utilization of military and civilian personnel in disaster relief operations and an ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance Centre, as provided for in the ASEAN Security Community Plan of Action

With our other closest neighbours in South East Asia, we are striving hard to become an ASEAN community that is at peace with itself and all others a prosperous ASEAN living in harmony within the community of caring societies that we have long envisioned.

The project builds upon lessons learned from three statistical development projects implemented by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs Statistics Division in the Caribbean Community, Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and ESCWA regions.

It was a blow not only to Indonesia as the chair of Association of Southeast Asian Nations this year, but also to ASEAN itself, particularly given the organization s quest to become an ASEAN Community by 2015.

Now that the 10 southeast Asian states have been gathered into ASEAN and are promulgating an ASEAN Charter the concept of an East Asian Economic Grouping (EAEG) that would incorporate ASEAN and China, Japan, and (a presumably unified and nuclear free) Korea is moving forward steadily.

Although its future directions are uncertain, this 26 member forum trumps Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and ASEAN Plus Three, which includes China, Japan, and South Korea.

The ASEAN economies adopted a united front on international economic issues and accorded priority to internal economic integration and expanding linkages with major trading partners.

After all, there is already APEC for economic issues, as well as the US ASEAN Summit, inaugurated last year.

Regarding ASEAN, Viet Nam played an active role in ASEAN Women Committee.

Economic openings to Central Asia and to ASEAN (specifically to Vietnam) are well underway, and reform will include further international opening.

Trashing the ASEAN Brand

Regional integration in ASEAN had encouraged intra ASEAN investment, which contributes to South South FDI flows.

Exports have remained the main driver of economic performance for the ASEAN countries, contributing to 5.8 regional GDP growth in 2006. ASEAN foreign direct investment (FDI) flows reached US 38 billion in 2005, up by 48 from the previous year.

There is, to start, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). But larger groupings ASEAN plus China and a future ASEAN plus Japan, South Korea, and India are being negotiated.

A year ago at their Cebu (Philippines) summit, the leaders of ASEAN adopted the ASEAN Convention Against Terrorism.

China should also publicly work within the UN and with ASEAN to find a way in which the international community can help to resolve the crisis peacefully.

After its accession to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) in 1989, Brunei hosted the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in November 2000 and the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in July 2002.

Eurasian Economic Community (General Assembly resolution 58 84)

But larger groupings ASEAN plus China and a future ASEAN plus Japan, South Korea, and India are being negotiated.

ASEAN member States had adopted the ASEAN Declaration against Trafficking in Persons, particularly Women and Children in November 2004.

Here ASEAN 3 talks the talk.

Regional Sub Regional Conferences APEC, ASEAN

Likewise, America s proposed Trans Pacific Partnership and offers of economic engagement to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries are the latest initiatives underscoring its determination to strengthen its economic ties in the region.

17. Expresses its support to the economic reforms being implemented by States members of the Community, in pursuance of their shared vision of creating a regional economic community through deeper economic integration

That ASEAN debacle has had serious consequences.

ASEAN cannot afford to stand by idly.

6. Expresses its support for the economic reforms being implemented by States members of the Community, in pursuance of their shared vision of creating a strengthened regional economic community through deeper economic integration

3. Expresses its support for the economic reforms being implemented by States members of the Community, in pursuance of their shared vision of creating a strengthened regional economic community through deeper economic integration

Treaty Establishing the European Economic Community (Rome, 25 March 1957).

The intra ASEAN projects laid particular emphasis on exchange of knowledge and expertise through the ASEAN Subcommittee on Space Technology and Applications (SCOSA).

The ASEAN effort coincides with two other developments.

E.g. MERCOSUR, ASEAN or the EU Mexico FTA.

We also acknowledge the important contributions and roles of the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States, the Economic Community of Central African States, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development and the Southern African Development Community.

The protagonists that pressured the regime into relinquishing the ASEAN chair were not the usual Western human rights campaigners, but Burma s closest ASEAN neighbors.

In that connection, ASEAN is pleased to inform that it has concluded the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response in July 2005.

Despite the different levels of economic development among ASEAN member countries, the Association wished to play a significant part in the wider progress of the Asia Pacific region.

BONUCA will continue to work closely with subregional partners, including the Central African Economic and Monetary Community, the Economic Community of Central African States and the CEMAC Multinational Force.

Economic Community of Central African States (General Assembly resolution 55 161)

At the subregional level, the Office will increase its cooperation, particularly with the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC), the Economic Community of Central African States and the Multinational Force of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (FOMUC) in the fields of security, early warning and prevention.

Mechanisms like the G 20 and ASEAN 3 (ASEAN, with China, Japan, and South Korea) should be used more actively for policy dialogue and surveillance.