Database
on Basic Documents of Japan-ASEAN Relations
Department of
Advanced Social and International Studies,
JOINT DECLARATION
OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF THE
THE ASSOCIATION OF
SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS ON PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE AND SECURITY, AND PROSPERITY
AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
We, the Foreign
Minister of the Russian Federation and the Foreign Ministers 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, Members of the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN);
DESIRING to
strengthen dialogue and cooperation to promote peace and security, prosperity
and development, and respond positively to the challenges of a dynamic
political, economic and security environment in the Asia-Pacific region, in
accordance with the norms and principles of international law and the Charter
of the United Nations;
CONFIRMING the
significance of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC)
dated February 24, 1976;
RECOGNISING the
importance and need to respect each other’s independence, sovereign equality and territorial integrity; the
principles of non-interference in the internal affairs of other States and the
non-use or threat of force; and the principle of mutual benefit in cooperation
to promote regional peace, stability and development;
AWARE that
security is complex in nature and requires an integrated approach covering
political, economic, legal, diplomatic and other peaceful means to address it
in order to ensure regional peace, prosperity and development;
CONSCIOUS of the
developments in the international environment and the need for an international
system that is fair, balanced and just;
DO HEREBY DECLARE:
I
1.
2.
The Parties underscore the central role of the United Nations as the
main body for ensuring global peace and security and international cooperation,
and advocate a further enhancement of the effectiveness of the United Nations.
3.
While acknowledging the benefits of globalisation,
the Parties will intensify cooperation in responding to the multi-faceted
challenges posed by globalisation.
4.
The Parties will make joint efforts to enhance peace and security, and
prosperity and development in the Asia-Pacific region. In this respect, the Parties will
further contribute towards the strengthening of multilateral cooperation and
enhancing the effectiveness of existing multilateral regional mechanisms,
particularly the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), by intensifying cooperation and
deepening confidence building measures as the foundation of the ARF process in
its future endeavours.
5.
6.
ASEAN notes
7.
The Parties recognize the importance of issues that can have an impact
on regional security such as terrorism; separatism; organized crime in various
forms, including illicit drug trafficking, the smuggling of psychotropic
substances and their precursor, illicit small arms trafficking, cyber crimes,
people smuggling, and trafficking in women and children. The Parties consider
that these issues may be effectively dealt with through strengthening
bilateral, regional and international cooperation at all levels and in a
comprehensive manner.
8.
The Parties resolutely reject all acts, methods and practices of
international terrorism and express their readiness to enhance cooperation in
combating this global menace while stressing that the fight against
international terrorism be undertaken on the basis of principles of
international law, including the United Nations Charter.
9.
The Parties reaffirm their adherence to the process of global
disarmament and to the strengthening of regimes of non-proliferation of weapons
of mass destruction, especially nuclear arms, and their delivery systems.
10. The
Parties will further enhance trade and economic cooperation in the context of
strengthening multilateral cooperation and dialogue relations. The Parties also resolve to promote
development by enhancing development cooperation through joint cooperation
activities in the agreed sectors within the framework of Russia-ASEAN dialogue
relations.
II
With a view to
effectively pursuing the above-mentioned purposes, the Parties will:
11. Enhance
political and economic dialogue and cooperation, and development cooperation
between Russia and ASEAN by utilising existing
mechanisms provided for in the dialogue relations, including the Russia-ASEAN
Post-Ministerial Conferences, Russia-ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meetings, Russia-ASEAN Joint Cooperation
Committee, and Russia-ASEAN Joint Planning and Management Committee;
12. Consider
establishing new mechanisms for cooperation, as appropriate with the evolution
of Russia-ASEAN dialogue partnership, such as Russia-ASEAN summits in the
future;
13. Establish
ad-hoc expert/working groups, if necessary, to undertake cooperation activities
in areas of common interest;
14. Encourage
information exchange between concerned agencies of
15. Promote interactions and exchanges
among their people, including contacts between research institutions and
"think tanks" of
16. Explore
and promote cooperation in international fora on
issues of common interest and concern.
III
17. The
Parties will develop and adopt appropriate plans of action and programmes of cooperation which correspond to the purposes and
principles of the Declaration.
Done
in duplicate on the nineteenth Day of June in the Year Two Thousand and Three
in
Igor Ivanov
Minister of
Foreign Affairs
Masna
Acting Minister of
Foreign Affairs
HOR Namhong
Senior Minister
and
Minister of
Foreign Affairs and
International
Cooperation
Dr. N. Hassan Wirajuda
Minister for
Foreign Affairs
Somsavat Lengsavad
Deputy Prime
Minister and
Minister of
Foreign Affairs
Lao People's
Democratic Republic
Datuk Dr. Leo Michael Toyad
Deputy Minister of
Foreign Affairs
(for the Minister of Foreign Affairs)
Win Aung
Minister for
Foreign Affairs
Union of
Blas F. Ople
Secretary of
Foreign Affairs
Republic of the
Prof. S. Jayakumar
Minister for
Foreign Affairs
Dr. Surakiart Sathirathai
Minister of
Foreign Affairs
Nguyen Dy Nien
Minister for
Foreign Affairs