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STER LWIN: Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary. Excellencies, at the outset letme express my sincere thanks to Secretary Kerry and the Government of the United States ofAmerica for hosting this important meeting, taking the opportunity of all our ASEANcolleaguesamp。rsquo。 presence here in New York as we are attending the 69th General Assembly of theUnited Nations. I am delighted to see the progress in . dialogue relations that enpasses all threepillars of the ASEAN munity. We appreciate . role in maintaining peace and securityin the region, as well as providing technical assistance for socioeconomic and socioculturaldevelopment in ASEAN memberstates. We are confident that ASEAN and the . can further strengthen cooperation through theeffective implementation of the Plan of Action to implement the Joint Vision Statement . Enhanced Partnership. . Economic Ministers Meeting was held on 28 August overseeing the progress . economic cooperation and finding ways to move forward on the outstandingaspects of E3 Initiative, particularl