JOINT STATEMENT
NINTH BRUNEI DARUSSALAM – INDONESIA – MALAYSIA – PHILIPPINES
EAST ASEAN GROWTH AREA SUMMIT
(9th BIMP-EAGA SUMMIT)
25 April 2013, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
1. We, the Leaders of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines, met for the 9th BIMP-EAGA Summit in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, on 25 April 2013, to review the progress of cooperation and to provide further direction in the pursuit of our shared vision of establishing BIMP-EAGA as a regional food basket and ecotourism destination through enhanced connectivity for trade and investment, whilst ensuring sustainable management of the environment. We reiterated the importance of sub-regional economic cooperation of BIMP-EAGA as a strategy in supporting the realisation of the ASEAN Community.