ASEAN will move towards the agreed goals as a region even while preserving its
diversity, without compromising the varying levels of development of Member States, but
charting for the region a unique brand of an ASEAN IP System. To achieve the 2015 goal of
economic integration, the AWGIPC will build on past accomplishments, intensify the level of
cooperation among AMSs by building on each other’s strengths, and continue partnering
with organizations and institutions in order to move forward collectively towards a single
direction, albeit at varying paces.