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6. Cooperation in the Pacific region.
Support regional cooperation, but oppose a fragmentation of the multilateral economic system by the formation of a Pacific
free trade zone. Undertake to open Pacific markets further in
return for better access to the European internal market after
1992.
The Pacific Basin is the region which is least integrated com-
pared with the other world economic centers of the triad. This
is mainly due to the catching-up process of the region and the
closed Japanese market for manufactures. Regional cooperative
efforts deserve special support, just as Europe supports the
regional cooperation within ASEAN.