BANGKOK, 29 April 2015 – Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has expressed satisfaction with the results of the 26th ASEAN Summit and the 9th leaders-level meeting over the Indonesia – Malaysia – Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT).
Gen. Prayut elaborated that at the summit, Thailand appealed for a people-centered approach to the integration of the ASEAN Community, and for more comprehensive links in regard to the economy, security and agriculture. He added that Thailand also appealed for greater empowerment of the agriculture sector, so that South East Asia might become a global food producer and be able to negotiate from that position when implementing deals with external communities.
The prime minister said the ASEAN leaders stressed the benefits of unification of the region on the basis of mutual gains and the promotion of networking among the new generation of ASEAN citizens and young entrepreneurs. The leaders endorsed three declarations: the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on a People-Oriented, People-Centred ASEAN; the Langkawi Declaration on the Global Movement of Moderates; and the Declaration on Institutionalizing the Resilience of ASEAN and its Communities and People to Disasters and Climate Change.
Gen. Prayut explained that leaders of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia at the 9th IMT-GT meeting agreed to expedite the development of transportation links along economic corridors, as well as an expansion of cooperation in land, sea and air transport. The leaders also agreed to promote collaboration related to Halal food manufacturing and other aspects of trilateral cooperation.
