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IN THE INTEREST OF ACHIEVING PEACE AND STABILITY NOT ONLY IN KAMPUCHEA BUT ALSO FOR THE REGION AS A WHOLE. POSITIVE STEPS BY VIETNAM IN RESPONSE TO ASEAN'S EFFORTS WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO SUCH A SOLUTION.
13. ASEAN SHALL PRESEVERE IN THE EFFORTS TO FIND AN EFFECTIVE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF INDOCHINESE REFUGEES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.
4. ASEAN SHALL INTENSIFY ALL EFFROTS TOWARDS ACHIEVING THE EARLY REALIZATION OF A ZONE OF PEACE. FREEDOM AND NEUTRALITY IN SOUTH EAST ASIA (ZOPFAN) IN CONSULTATION WITH STATES OUTSIDE ASEAN.
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ASEAN SHALL INTENSIFY ITS EFFORTS TOWARD THE EARLY ESTABLISHMENT OF A SOUTHEAST ASIA NUCLEAR WEAPON FREE ZONE (SEA NWFZ), INCLUDING THE CONTINUATION OF THE CONSIDERATION OF ALL ASPECTS RELATING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ZONE AND OF AN APPROPRIATE INSTRUMENT TO ESTABLISH THE ZONE.
6. ASEAN SHALL PROMOTE AND DEVELOP COOPERATION WITH STATES IN THE PACIFIC REGION, BOTH THE INDUSTRIALISED AND DEVELOPING STATES, IN RECOGNITION OF ITS INCREASING DYNAMISM AND POTENTIAL. RELATIONS WITH THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN THE REGION COULD ALSO BE FOSTERED IN THE CONTEXT OF SOUTH SOUTH COOPERATION.
ECONOMIC COOPERATION
7. TO INTENSIFY EFFORTS TOWARDS SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF INTRA- ASEAN TRADE, ASEAN SHALL ADOPT AND CARRY OUT A PACKAGE OF MEASURES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PREFERENTIAL TRADING ARRANGEMENTS (PTA). SUCH MEASURES SHALL INCLUDE THE PROGRESSIVE REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF ITEMS IN THE MEMBER COUNTRIES EXCLUSION LISTS AND THE DEEPENING OF THE MARGIN OF PREFERENCE FOR ITEMS CURRENTLY
IN THE PTA. ASEAN SHALL ALSO RELAX THE ASEAN-CONTENT REQUIREMENT IN THE RULES OF ORIGIN ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. THE STANDSTILL OF NON-TARIFF BARRIERS (NTBS) SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED AND THE ROLLBACK OF NTBS NEGOTIATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE MANILA MEETING OF HEADS OF GOVERNMENT.
8. ASEAN SHALL ACCELERATE SOUND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE REGION BY MAKING THE ASEAN INDUSTRIAL JOINT VENTURES
(AIJV) SCHEME MORE FLEXIBLE QUICKER TO IMPLEMENT AND MORE ATT- RACTIVE TO PRIVATE INVESTORS. IT SHALL ALSO CONCLUDE
AN INVESTMENT GUARANTEES AGREEMENT AMONG ASEAN COUNTRIES, CONTINUE TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION ON NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL POLICIES AND PLANS, AND TAKE APPROPRIATE MEASURES THAT WOULD ENCOURAGE THE INCREASED FLOW OF TECHNOLOGY, KNOW-HOW AND FOREIGN INVESTMENTS INTO THE ASEAN REGION.
9. IN THE FIELD OF FINANCE AND BANKING, ASEAN ENDORSES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ASEAN REINSURANCE CORPORATION BY 1988. OTHER FORWARD-LOOKING MEASURES IN THIS FIELD INCLUDE THE USE OF THE INTRA ASEAN MODEL OR DOUBLE TAXATION CONVENTION AS A GUIDE, LIBERALISATION IN THE USE OF ASEAN CURRENCIES IN INTRA-ASEAN
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