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1、第43界亚洲外长会谈共识Joint Communique of the 43rd ASEAN Foreign Ministers MeetingEnhanced Efforts towards the ASEAN Community: from Vision to Action” Ha Noi, Viet Nam, 19 - 20 July 2010INTRODUCTION1.We, the Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), met at the 43rd ASEAN Foreign

2、 Ministers Meeting (AMM) from 19-20 July 2010 in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. His Excellency Pham Gia Khiem, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam and Chairman of ASEAN, chaired the Meeting. We had extensive, open and fruitful discussions to advance further ASEANs common efforts und

3、er the theme of the year 2010 “Towards the ASEAN Community: from Vision to Action ”.2.His Excellency Nguyen Tan Dung, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, attended the Opening Ceremony of the 43rd AMM and delivered his Opening Address.3.Highlighting great achievements so far in movi

4、ng towards the ASEAN Community and important decisions made at the recent 16th ASEAN Summit in Ha Noi, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung suggested 5 major areas that ASEAN Foreign Ministers could focus on, namely: i) undertaking concrete and feasible measures to accelerate the implementation of the Roa

5、dmap for the ASEAN Community by 2015 and other important plans, bringing the ASEAN Charter into full realisation as soon as possible and further promoting the “compliance culture” to ensure effective and timely implementation of ASEANs agreements; ii) further enhancing the role of ASEAN as the prima

6、ry driving force for dialogue and cooperation on regional political security issues with a view to maintaining regional peace and stability; iii) broadening and deepening ASEANs external relations through frameworks of ASEAN+1, ASEAN+3, EAS and ARF, based on the guiding principle of serving the obje

7、ctive of ASEAN Community building and maintaining ASEAN centrality; iv) intensifying cooperation and coordination at regional and international levels to effectively address global challenges, especially the current global financial crisis, climate change, disaster management and disease control; v)

8、 enhancing ASEANs cohesiveness and unity, upholding ASEANs fundamental principles and “ASEAN way” in handling all issues of concern.ASEAN COMMUNITY BUILDING4.We noted with appreciation the successful outcome of the 16th ASEAN Summit in Ha Noi on 8-9 April 2010, which gave strong impetus to the effor

9、ts of building a resilient, dynamic and sustained ASEAN Community. We reaffirmed our commitment to effectively implementing the decisions made by our Leaders, especially in expediting the process of ASEAN Community building and maintaining ASEAN centrality in an evolving regional architecture.5.We w

10、ere pleased with the significant progress made in implementing the Roadmap for ASEAN Community and the ASEAN Charter and reaffirmed our strong commitment to realising the ASEAN Community by 2015, which is politically cohesive, economically integrated and socially responsible.6.We welcomed the adopti

11、on of the Communication Plans of all the three pillars of the ASEAN Community, and tasked the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) to work in close coordination with the ASEAN Secretariat to come up with a Master Communication Plan synergising all the three Communication Plans in or

12、der to enhance ASEANs coordination to promote the peoples greater awareness and participation in the ASEAN Community building process.ASEAN Charter7.We welcomed the speedy progress in implementing the ASEAN Charter, which constitutes the legal and institutional framework for the ASEAN Community and

13、beyond. We noted with pleasure the smooth and effective functioning of the new organs and structures under the ASEAN Charter, especially the four Ministerial Councils and the CPR.8.We noted with satisfaction the significant progress of the work of the CPR in supporting ASEAN to become a more rules-b

14、ased intergovernmental organisation by concluding various guidelines, terms of reference (TORs) and rules of procedures (ROPs). We were pleased to adopt the TORs and ROP for the ASEAN Committees in Third Countries and International Organisations (ACTC) at this 43rd AMM. We noted with appreciation th

15、at the Guidelines on the Use of the “ASEAN” name, Guidelines on the Use of ASEAN Emblem, Guidelines on the use of the ASEAN Anthem and the ASEAN Secretariat Financial Rules and Procedure (AFRP) prepared by the CPR have been adopted at the Sixth Meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) in Apri

16、l 2010. We encouraged the CPR to continue its important work in implementing the ASEAN Charter by finalising the remaining guidelines, TORs, and ROPs expeditiously.9. We reaffirmed the role of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) as the overarching institution for regional

17、cooperation in human rights. We commended the AICHRs efforts in finalising the Five-year Work Plan (2010-2015), which would lay out relevant practical programmes and activities for AICHR to carry out its mandate and functions. In this connection, we approved the high priority programmes and activiti

18、es (2010-2011) of AICHR together with the indicative budget for that period, and requested AICHR to finalise and submit the indicative budget for the cycle of five years for us to adopt the Five-Year Work Plan (2010-2015). We stressed the importance of ensuring the effective operation of AICHR and t

19、he proper alignment with AICHR of ACWC and other ASEAN sectoral bodies dealing with human rights in conformity with the Terms of Reference of AICHR.10. We were pleased with the progress that had been made in developing legal documents necessary for the full and effective implementation of the Charte

20、r. We tasked the senior officials to continue to work on these remaining legal documents with the aim of finalizing them by the 17th ASEAN Summit in October 2010.11.We further stressed the importance of bringing the ASEAN Charter into full realisation in all aspects while upholding the principles of

21、 the Charter, and therefore committed ourselves to working closely with relevant sectoral bodies in the three Community Councils to improve the working methods and complete a full legal framework for the ASEAN Charter.Roadmap for an ASEAN Community12.Noting with satisfaction the significant progress

22、 achieved in the implementation of the ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) Blueprint, we agreed to further accelerate the implementation process, particularly the programmes/activities in the 14 priority areas. We underscored the importance of enhancing the coordination amongst the various sec

23、toral bodies under this pillar to promote an integrated approach in dealing with overlapping issues.13.We were pleased to note that ASEAN Member States have been effectively implementing the programmes and measures of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint with a view to achieving the AEC by 2

24、015. We called on ASEAN Member States to further intensify efforts in intra-ASEAN economic integration and in implementing all economic integration commitments in accordance with the agreed timelines.14.We noted with satisfaction remarkable progress made in the implementation of ASEAN Socio-Cultural

25、 Community (ASCC) Blueprint, particularly in enhancing social welfare and development for women and children, responding to climate change and disasters, developing human resources, promoting ASEAN identity and awareness. We welcomed the outcome of the 3rd ASCC Council Meeting, particularly the prac

26、tical measures which would raise the awareness of ASEAN in the region and the world and create greater sense of belonging of our peoples to the ASEAN Community and protect our cultural identity and diversity.15.We welcomed the progress report of the High Level Task Force on ASEAN Connectivity (HLTF-

27、AC) and were heartened to note that the HLTF-AC is on track for the completion of the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity by the 17th ASEAN Summit. We thanked the partner agencies, namely the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the United Natio

28、ns Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and World Bank for the assistance rendered in the drafting of the Master Plan. We also called for support from our Dialogue Partners, international organisations and other partners, for the ASEAN Connectivity Initiative and look fo

29、rward to their future participation in the implementation of the Master Plan once it is adopted.16. We were pleased with the progress in implementing the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Work Plan II (2009-2015). The effective implementation of the Work Plan, together with the three ASEAN Comm

30、unity Blueprints, will help move forward the community-building process in a more balanced, inclusive and sustainable manner. In this connection, we welcomed the outcome of the IAI Task Force Meetings on the IAI Work Plan II. We encouraged Dialogue Partners and Development Partners to actively contr

31、ibute towards ensuring the fruitful outcome of the 3rd IAI Development Cooperation Forum (IDCF-3) scheduled to be held later in 2010.17.Fully aware of the great importance and necessity of narrowing the development gap among Member States in the ASEAN Community building process, we agreed to further

32、 intensify our efforts in narrowing the development gap in ASEAN to enhance ASEAN integration. Together with the implementation of the IAI, we agreed to strengthen cooperation in sub-regional areas including Mekong sub-regional frameworks (AMBDC, CLV, CLMV, ACMECS, GMS), BIMP-EAGA, IMT-GT, and other

33、s.ASEAN Centrality in an Evolving Regional Architecture18.We stressed the importance to maintain ASEAN centrality in the evolving regional architecture. To this end, we agreed to intensify our efforts to accelerate ASEANs integration and community building while proactively broadening and deepening ASEANs external rela