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THE COMMUNITY AND ITS MEMBER STATES IN THE FIELD OF DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY AND ITS MEMBER STATES ARE THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT SOURCE OF BILATERAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO ASEAN COUNTRIES.
THE MINISTERS EXPRESSED SATISFACTION WITH THE WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT IN THE FIELD OF HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHICH BROUGHT ABOUT EXCHANGES AND CONTACTS BETWEEN ASEAN AND EC OFFICIALS AND BUSINESSMEN. THEY UNDERLINED THE PARTICULAR IMPORTANCE OF TRAINING FOR FUTURE COOPERATION. IN THIS CONTEXT THEY WELCOMED THE CREATION OF A DATA BANK ON TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY HIGHLIGHTED THE VALUE OF SHARING KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCES BETWEEN THE TWO REGIONAL GROUPINGS IN THE COURSE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF HRD, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AS WELL AS ENERGY COOPERATION PROJECTS. IN THIS CONNECTION THE ASEAN MINISTERS EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR THE COMMUNITY'S ASSISTANCE TOWARDS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ASEAN/EC ENERGY MANAGEMENT TRAINING AND RESEARCH CENTRE.
THE MINISTERS AGREED IN PRINCIPLE THAT AN ASEAN/EC MANAGEMENT CENTRE BE ESTABLISHED IN ASEAN. THEY WERE OF THE VIEW THAT THE CENTRE WOULD EFFECTIVELY ENHANCE THE COMMUNITY'S LONG-TERM PRESENCE IN THE REGION. THE MINISTERS REQUESTED THE ASEAN/EC JCC TO CONSIDER THE OPERATIONAL DETAILS ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE AND TOOK NOTE OF ASEAN'S INTENTION TO LOCATE IT IN BRUNEI DARUSSALEM.
THE ASEAN MINISTERS EXPRESSED APPRECIATION FOR THE CONTRIBUTION PROVIDED BY THE COMMUNITY TOWARDS THE ASEAN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
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