Key Principles for the Master Plan
7. The Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity is premised on the following key principles:
• Serve to accelerate, not hinder, existing ASEAN initiatives and complement ASEAN Community building process;
• Foster a win-win solution to reflect the interest of all ASEAN Member States;
• Ensure synchronisation of ongoing sectoral strategies or plans within the frameworks of ASEAN and its sub-regions;
• Strive for balance between regional and national interests;
• Strengthen connectivity between mainland and archipelagic Southeast Asia;
• Outward-looking and serve to promote healthy competitive dynamics among external partners and also help preserve ASEAN centrality; and
• Feasible in practice with clear financial mobilisation models, including the involvement of private sector.