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It is true to state that the peace and prosperity of countries lay in the establishment and strengthening of regional economic organisation.
This statement represents the ASEAN Regional Forum and the European Union, where ASEAN Regional Forum is based on the notion not to escalate territorial disputes into armed confrontation.
- The ASEAN is rapidly growing into a very important regional organisation. Its Vision 2020 has defined an outward-looking role in the international community. This builds on existing ASEAN policy to encourage negotiations over conflicts in the region. Thus, ASEAN has mediated the end of the Combodian conflicts, the East Timor crisis, and meets annually to discuss East Asian cooperation.
- ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) maintains coordination of security and foreign policy.
- The EU has also been funded on the ground of common foreign and EU security policy, cooperation on justice and home affairs.
- The European Union has also extended cooperation while acquiring new members, especially from Soviet bloc.