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The 16th Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) Summit concluded here on Friday with a chairman’s statement which shows strong commitments of all member countries to build a sustained ASEAN Community in 2015.

The statement came out after two-day discussions by ten ASEAN members, namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

The chairman’s statement said the ten member countries agreed to effectively implement the existing ASEAN cooperation agreements to achieve sustained economic recovery and development for ASEAN and towards the ASEAN Community in the next five years.

To achieve a resilient, dynamic and sustained ASEAN Community, all parties agreed to give education cooperation as a priority in the process of community building.

ASEAN leaders noted the important progress in the implementation of the ASEAN Charter, serving as a legal and institutional framework for the ASEAN Community, stressing the importance of bringing the Charter into life at the earliest.

For the implementation of the ASEAN Charter, progress has been made in developing legal documents, especially the signing Protocol to the ASEAN Charter on Dispute Settlement Mechanisms.