ASEAN connectivity to benefit dialogue partners: Surin Pitsuwan
Dialogue partners will take benefit from the ASEAN Connectivity as it has a political dimension that will contribute to security and stability in the region, ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan said here Monday.
He told a press conference that all dialogue partners want to see ASEAN more consolidated and integrated.
"It has a political dimension and will contribute to security and stability in the region. If the region is prosperous, then the dialog partners can benefit from the prosperity with the rising of middle class. More multinational companies will move to ASEAN, setting up headquarters in Bangkok, Singapore, Jakarta and others, " said Pitsuwan.
He has been asking member states not to expect donation and contribution from dialogue partners which includes the United States, Russia and some other western countries. Instead, he suggests ASEAN countries need to connect to the international standards for attracting investment.
He said that the region must comply with issues of international property rights, immigration and customs and standard of products.
Editor: Xiong Tong
English.news.cn 2011-10-31 13:39:10 FeedbackPrintRSS
JAKARTA, Oct. 31 (Xinhua)
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