- Wen asked countries in the region to work for an early creation of East Asian community.
- Wen urged the parties to work hard to boost regional integration.
- Leaders agreed that the global financial crisis has brought huge uncertainty and instability to the region.
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| Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (2nd L) attends a summit between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China, Japan and South Korea (10+3) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Nov. 19, 2012. The summit coincided with the 15th anniversary of ASEAN Plus Three (APT) cooperation. (Xinhua/Wang Ye) |
PHNOM PENH,
Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday urged members of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China, Japan and South Korea
(10+3) to further promote cooperation in the region.
At a 10+3
summit, Wen asked countries in the region to focus on development problems and
work for an early creation of East Asian community.
Wen arrived
in Phnom Penh on Sunday afternoon to attend a series of meetings of East Asian
leaders and pay an official visit to Cambodia.
The 13
nations have successfully handled the 1997 Asian financial crisis and properly
dealt with the current international financial crisis, forged a rather complete
cooperation platform, and made important achievements in maintaining financial
and food security in the region, Wen said.
The Chinese
premier called on the countries to strengthen capacity for crisis management,
speed up the revision of the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization, a
regional currency swap arrangement, promote the 10+3 macroeconomic research
office to a regional institution, and groom Asia's bond market.
Wen urged
the parties to work hard to boost regional integration, saying China supports
talks for comprehensive economic partnerships in the region, the expansion of
mutual investment and industrial convergence.
The Chinese
premier also urged efforts to promote transnational infrastructure. He called
on the leaders to strengthen policy coordination, expand financing channels,
and build convenient and efficient infrastructure networks.
Wen urged
the development of regional institutions in law enforcement, disaster
management, the fight against transnational crimes and disease prevention. He
also asked for more cultural exchanges and contacts between youths and between
media organizations.
He said all
ASEAN nations, as well as China, Japan and South Korea should continue to step
up strategic communication, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, and stay
committed to maintaining lasting peace and common prosperity in East Asia.
Other
leaders attending the summit agreed that the international financial crisis,
which has triggered global economic downturn, has brought huge uncertainty and
instability to the region.
They
believed that the 10+3 countries should work together even closer so as to
promote regional trade liberalization and economic integration, maintain
financial, energy and food security, strengthen infrastructure construction,
and expand cultural exchanges.
The members
should also join hands in maintaining robust economic growth in the region and
prompt balanced and sustainable development, the leaders said.
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PHNOM PENH,
Nov. 19 (Xinhua)-- Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) and Japan, South Korea and China on Monday expressed their will to
forge closer ties during a summit at the Peace Palace in the Cambodian capital
of Phnom Penh.
The summit
coincided with the 15th anniversary of ASEAN Plus Three (APT) cooperation, a
regional mechanism that functions as a coordinator of cooperation between ASEAN
and the three East Asian nations of China, Japan and South Korea. Full story
PHNOM PENH,
Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The ASEAN+3 (China, Japan and South Korea) Summit was held
here on Monday to discuss measures and actions to further enhance cooperation
in the future.
The Summit
was made between the leaders of the ten-country ASEAN led by Cambodian Prime
Minister Hun Sen and the leaders of the +3 countries including Chinese Premier
Wen Jiabao, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, and Japanese Prime Minister
Yoshihiko Noda. Full story
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