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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 8 -- ASEAN is on track towards realizing the politically cohesive, economically integrated and socially responsible ASEAN Community by 2015, said Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak on Saturday. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will contribute to promoting and preserving the stability, security, peace and prosperity of this region, he said in a message delivered through the Malaysian Foreign Ministry in conjunction with the 42nd ASEAN Day Celebration on Saturday. Najib said that the ASEAN Charter, which came into effect on December 15 last year, is aimed at strengthening the ten members of the ASEAN Community. ASEAN includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, The Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam. Najib said that the charter contains three main elements. Firstly, it aims at reinforcing the institutional framework of ASEAN to make the organization more resilient in facing current and future challenges. Secondly, the charter has transformed ASEAN into a rule-based organization. Najib said that the third element is aimed to improve coordination between the various ASEAN organs. Najib also said that ASEAN has adopted a people-centered agenda to increase public awareness of ASEAN and its benefits to the people at large, in order to encourage the participation of the citizens of ASEAN in realizing the charter successfully. He urged Malaysians to learn more about ASEAN by participating in activities at ASEAN level. Najib also said that he would continue work with other ASEAN leaders to ensure that the peoples of ASEAN would continue to be able to live in an environment abundant with opportunities for development and prosperity. |
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