CONVINCED of the need to strengthen existing bonds of regional solidarity to realize an asean community that is politically cohesive, economically integrated and socially responsible in order to effectively respond to current and future challenges and opportunities
COMMITTED to intensifying community building through enhanced regional cooperation and integration in particular by establishing an asean community comprising the asean security community, the asean economic community and the asean socio-cultural community, as provided for in the provided for in the Bali declaration of asean concord ll;