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Joint Declaration
of ASEAN and
6th ASEAN-China
We the Heads of
State/Government of Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of
Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic
Republic, Malaysia, the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the
Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Socialist Republic of
Viet Nam and the People’s Republic of
China, gathered in Phnom Penh, Cambodia for the Sixth ASEAN-China Summit,
Recalling the
Joint Statement of the Meeting of the Heads of State/Government of the Member
States of ASEAN and of the People’s Republic of
China in 1997 which contains the commitment to strengthening dialogue and
cooperation in all fields with the aim to enhance mutual understanding, expand
mutual benefit and consolidate and substantiate the partnership of good neighbourliness and mutual trust;
Deeply concerned
over the increasingly serious nature of non-traditional security issues such as
trafficking in illegal drugs, people-smuggling including trafficking in women
and children, sea piracy, terrorism, arms-smuggling, money-laundering,
international economic crime and cyber crime, which have become important factors
of uncertainty affecting regional and international security and are posing new
challenges to regional and international peace and stability;
Recognizing the
complexity and deep-rooted background of the non-traditional security issues
and the need to address them with an integrated approach that combines
political, economic, diplomatic, legal, scientific and technological and other
means;
Believing that regional and international cooperation needs
to be strengthened to address non-traditional security issues and that ASEAN
and
Noting with satisfaction the cooperation
conducted between ASEAN and China and results achieved in the non-traditional
security security field, including the Plan of ASEAN
and China Cooperative Operations in Response to Dangerous Drugs in 2000, the
four-nation ministerial conference on drug control cooperation held by China,
Laos, Myanmar and Thailand in 2001 and the resultant Beijing Declaration and
the bilateral cooperation between ASEAN member states and China;
Welcoming the
Statement of the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC) in
1997, the 2001 ASEAN Declaration on Joint Action to Counter Terrorism adopted
by ASEAN Leaders, the Joint Communique of Special
ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Terrorism, the Agreement on Information Exchange
and Establishment of Communication Procedures by Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia
and the Philippines in 2002;
Confirming that cooperation should be
conducted on the basis of observing the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence
and other universally recognized norms of international law, which are embodied
in the Charter of the United Nations and the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in
Southeast Asia, and respecting the legal systems of all countries;
Determined to
further strengthen and deepen cooperation in the field of non-traditional
security issues, we task our Ministers concerned to follow up on the
implementation of this Declaration by understanding the following:
I. Objectives
In light of the
shared needs of all sides, measures and modalities for cooperation in the field
of non-traditional security issues will be formulated to enhance their capacity
in dealing with non-traditional security issues, promote their stability and
development and safeguard regional peace and security;
II. Priority and
Form of Cooperation
1. The priorities
at the current stage of cooperation are combating trafficking in illegal drugs,
people-smuggling including trafficking in women and children, sea piracy,
terrorism, arms-smuggling, money-laundering, international economic crime and
cyber crime;
2. On the basis of deepening the existing
multilateral and bilateral cooperation,
a) To strengthen
information exchange,
b) To strengthen
personnel exchange and training and enhance capacity-building,
c) To strengthen
practical cooperation on non-traditional security issues,
d) To strengthen
joint research on non-traditional security issues, and
e) To explore
other areas and modalities of cooperation.
III. Participation
and Organization
1. ASEAN and
2. Ad-ho working
groups will be established for cooperation in relevant fields to implement the
plans of action through the above-mentioned mechanism supported by the
competent authorities in ASEAN member countries and
IV. Others
To implement this
Joint Declaration, action plans may be formulated in accordance with the
purposes and principles of the Joint Declaration.
We, the Leaders of ASEAN member countries
and the People’s Republic of