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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the ASEAN-UN Summit in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam.
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Ban calls for enhanced partnership with Southeast Asian bloc to promote peace, development

10 October 2013
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for enhanced partnership between the United Nations and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as the two bodies work together for peace, human rights and sustainable development across the region.

R. M. Marty M. Natalegawa, Foreign Minister of Indonesia

Indonesia urges stronger ties between UN and regional organizations

28 September 2010
Indonesia’s Foreign Minister called today for enhanced cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations, especially the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Only multilateral cooperation can solve challenges of present age – Annan

30 July 2003
Hailing the first-ever meeting of Asian and African regional organizations as a real opportunity “to build a strategic bridge across the Indian Ocean,” United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for multilateral cooperation as the only way of meeting the challenges of the present age.