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ATTACHED HEREWITH IS THE

**MANILA DECLARATION OF 1987**

WHICH WAS SIGNED IN MANILA DURING THE ASEAN SUMMIT BY THE ASEAN HEADS OF GOVERNMENT ON THE 15TH DECEMBER 1987.

MANILA DECLARATION OF 1987

THE SULTAN AND YANG DI PERTUAN OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM. THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA, THE PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA, THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE, AND THE PRIME MINISTER OF THE KINGDOM OF THAILAND.

REAFFIRMING THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE ASEAN DECLARATION, THE DECLARATION OF ASEAN CONCORD, THE DECLARATION OF THE ZONE OF PEACE, FREEDOM AND NEUTRALITY OF 1971 AND THE 1977 ACCORD OF KUALA LUMPUR.

ENCOURAGED BY THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF ASEAN IN THE LAST TWO DECADES PARTICULARLY IN CREATING A POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT CONDUCIVE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ITS MEMBERS AND IN CARVING OUT A DISTINCT IDENTITY RECOGNIZED AND RESPECTED IN THE COMMUNITY

OF NATIONS.

HAVING REVIEWED THE CURRENT INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SITUATION AND HAVING CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS FOR ASEAN OF CHANGES OVER THE LAST DECADE.

CONVINCED THAT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO THE STABILITY AND SECURITY OF THE REGION.

MOVED BY AN ABIDING FAITH IN THE CAPABILITIES OF THEIR PEOPLES AND THE POTENTIALS FOR GROWTH OF THEIR NATIONS AND BY A DEEP HOPE IN THE FUTURE OF ASEAN.

ENDEAVOURING TO ADVANCE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF ASEAN AS A DYNAMIC AND COHESIVE REGIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STATES FOR THE WELL-BEING OF ITS PEOPLES.