BRUNEI: Calling for cooperation among Asia Pacific countries to tackle the global economic uncertainty, India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday said the vast growth potential of India and these nations can be realized only by inculcating a “collective temper”.
Addressing the 8th East Asia Summit here, Singh said the meeting is taking place at a time “when the need for collective action, cooperation and collaboration in the Asia Pacific region has never been felt more acutely.”
“Global economic uncertainty and political turmoil in other parts of the world have impacted countries in our region equally.”
“In addition, this vast region faces challenges arising not only from its diversity, but also from differences.
Clearly, the potential of unprecedented prosperity for our peoples can be realized only by inculcating a cooperative temper,” the Prime Minister said.
“The East Asia Summit is a forum that is, in my view, ideally placed to help us realize our common goals for advancing security and prosperity in a cooperative framework,” he added.
The EAS is a forum for cooperation among the ten ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) nations and its partner countries — Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Russia and the US.
The ten ASEAN members comprises of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Lao PDR, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. -PTI
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