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2016 ASEAN DOCUMENTS SERIES 2016 The ASEAN Secretariat Jakarta The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on 8 August 1967. The Member States are Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam. The ASEAN Secretariat is based in Jakarta, Indonesia. For inquiries, contact: The ASEAN Secretariat Community Relations Division (CRD) 70A Jalan Sisingamangaraja Jakarta 12110, Indonesia Phone: (62 21) 724-3372, 726-2991 Fax: (62 21) 739-8234, 724-3504 E-mail: [email protected] ASEAN: A Community of Opportunities Catalogue-in-Publication Data ASEAN Documents Series 2016 Jakarta, ASEAN Secretariat, October 2017 341.026959 1. ASEAN – Treaties – Agreements 2. Meetings – Statements ISBN 978-602-6392-53-4 The text of this publication may be freely quoted or reprinted, provided proper acknowledgement is given and a copy containing the reprinted material is sent to the Community Relations Division (CRD) of the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta. General information on ASEAN appears online at the ASEAN Website: www.asean.org Copyright Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2017. All rights reserved. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. ASEAN SUMMIT DOCUMENTS Pakse Declaration on ASEAN Roadmap for Strategic Development of Ecotourism Clusters and Tourism Corridors, Pakse, Champasak Province, Lao PDR, 22 June 2016 .......................................... 3 ASEAN Declaration on One ASEAN One Response: ASEAN Responding to Disasters as One in the Region and Outside the Region, Vientiane, Lao PDR, 6 September 2016 .......................................... 5 Vientiane Declaration on Reinforcing Cultural Heritage Cooperation in ASEAN, Vientiane, Lao PDR, 6 September 2016 ................................................................................................................................. 7 ASEAN Declaration of Commitment on HIV and AIDS: Fast-Tracking and Sustaining HIV and AIDS Responses to End the AIDS Epidemic by 2030, Vientiane, Lao PDR, 6 September 2016 ................... 9 Vientiane Declaration on Transition from Informal Employment to Formal Employment towards Decent Work Promotion in ASEAN, Vientiane, Lao PDR, 6 September 2016 ..................................... 12 ASEAN Declaration on Strengthening Education for Out-of-School Children and Youth (OOSCY), Vientiane, Lao PDR, 6 September 2016 ............................................................................................... 14 ASEAN Joint Statement on Climate Change to the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP-22) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Vientiane, Lao PDR, 6 September 2016 ................................................................................................................................. 18 ASEAN Joint Statement to the 13th Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 13), Vientiane, Lao PDR, 6 September 2016 ...................................... 20 Vientiane Declaration on the Adoption of the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025 ..................... 22 Chairman’s Statement of the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits – Turning Vision into Reality for a Dynamic ASEAN Community, Vientiane, Lao PDR, 6-7 September 2016 ......................................... 23 Joint Statement on the Application of the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea in the South China Sea, Vientiane, Lao PDR, 7 September 2016 ....................................................................................... 41 Joint Leaders’ Statement on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Vientiane, Lao PDR, 8 September 2016 ............................................................................................... 42 Vientiane Declaration on Promoting Infrastructure Development Cooperation in East Asia Vientiane, 8 September 2016 ................................................................................................................................. 43 Vientiane Declaration on the Adoption of the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Work Plan III, Vientiane, Lao PDR, 6 September 2016 (Link) ...................................................................................... 45 Joint Statement of the 8th Cambodia-Lao PDR-Myanmar-Viet Nam Cooperation Summit, Ha Noi, Viet Nam, 26 October 2016 ................................................................................................................... 46 Ha Noi Declaration of the 7th Ayeyawady – Chao Phraya – Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy Summit, Ha Noi, Viet Nam, 26 October 2016 ........................................................................................ 49 iii ASEAN DOCUMENTS SERIES 2016 II. ASEAN POLITICAL-SECURITY COMMUNITY ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM) ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Nuclear Test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 8 January 2016 ......................................................................................................................... 56 Press Statement by the Chairman of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat, Vientiane, Lao PDR, 27 February 2016 ................................................................................................................................. 58 ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Passing of H.E. Dr. Thanat Khoman, Former Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand, 5 March 2016 ................................................................... 58 ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Statement on Lahore Bomb Attack, 31 March 2016 .................................. 59 ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Recent Earthquakes, 17 April 2016 ............................... 59 ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Mass Shooting Incident in Orlando, 14 June 2016 ........ 59 ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Suicide Bomb Attacks in Istanbul, 30 June 2016 ........... 59 ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Hostage Siege in Dhaka, 3 July 2016 ........................... 60 ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Lorry Attack in Nice, 16 July 2016 ................................. 60 Joint Communique of the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Vientiane, Lao PDR, 24 July 2016 60 ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), Vientiane, Lao PDR, 24 July 2016 .................................... 83 Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of ASEAN Member States on the Maintenance of Peace, Security, and Stability in the Region, 25 July 2016 ............................................................................... 84 Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of ASEAN Member States and China on the Full and Effective Implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, Vientiane, Lao PDR, 25 July 2016 ........................................................................................................ 85 ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Explosion in Davao, 4 September 2016 ........................ 86 ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Nuclear Test by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 9 September 2016 .................................................................................................................... 86 Joint Press Release of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting with the United Nations Secretary- General and the President of the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly, New York, United States, 22 September 2016 .............................................................................................................................. 86 ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Statement on ASEAN Cooperation on Sustainable Development, New York, United States, 24 September 2016 ..................................................................................... 88 ASEAN Foreign Ministers Statement on the Earthquake in Aceh, Indonesia, 11 December 2016 ...... 89 ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Statement on the Assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey, 23 December 2016 ................................................................................................................................. 89 iv TABLE OF CONTENTS ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) Joint Declaration of the ASEAN Defence Ministers on Promoting Defence Cooperation for a Dynamic ASEAN Community, Vientiane, Lao PDR, 25 May 2016 ....................................................................... 89 ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Drug Matters (AMMD) ASEAN Statement at the 59th Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) Special Session on UNGASS Preparations, Vienna, Austria, 14 March 2016 ................................................................. 93 ASEAN Statement at the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the World Drug Problem, New York, United States., 19 April 2016 ....................................................................... 95 Chairman’s Statement of the 5th AMMD, Singapore, 20 October 2016 ................................................ 96 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Chairman’s Statement of the 23rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), Vientiane, Lao PDR, 26 July 2016 .......................................................................................................................................... 98 III. ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting (AEM) Joint Media Statement of the 48th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting, Vientiane,
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