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1st ARF Bangkok (1994)
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o os ercons ruc ve a oguean consultation on
political
and
security
ssueso common n eres an
concern;and
tomakesignificantcontributionstoeffortstowardsconfidencebuilding
andpreventive
diplomacy in
the
Asia
Pacificregion.
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DecisionsoftheARFshallbemadethrough
consensus
after
careful
and
extensive
consultationsamongallparticipants.
MoveatapacecomfortabletoallARF
members
ChairmanofARFisChairmanoftheASEANStandingCommittee
ChairmansStatement
after
annual
meeting
Nonbinding
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Thea roachshallbeevolutionar takin lace
inthree
broad
stages,
namely
thepromotionofconfidencebuilding,
developmentofpreventivediplomacyand
elaborationofapproachestoconflicts. ,
continuetodiscussmeansofimplementingconfidencebuilding.
StageII,
particularly
where
the
subject
matter
overlap,canproceedintandem withStageI.
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InterSessional Grou s Meetin s
Mandates renewed annually
1995
97 ISM on Search and Rescue 199597 ISM on Peacekeeping
199599 ISM on Disaster Relief
resumed 2004
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1995presentISGonConfidence
BuildingMeasures
Terrorism&TransnationalCrime
Security
presen
on
on
Proliferation
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eve opmento as cpr nc p es
Comprehensiveapproachestosecurity
Dialogueonsecurityperceptions
Voluntarydefense
policy
statements
AnnualSecurityOutlook Backgroundbriefingsonregionalsecurity
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UNConventionalArmsRegister
En ance contactsan ig eve visits
Exchangesbetween
military
academies
and
sta co eges
Annualseminarfordefenceofficials
Observersatmilitaryexercises
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Explorationof
Regional
Arms
Register
Maritimeinformation
data
base
CooperativeapproachestoSLOCs
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Maritimezones
of
cooperation
(South
ChinaSea
Priornotificationmajormilitary
Disclosurebyarmsmanufacturersand
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Tohelp
prevent
disputes
and
conflicts
from
arisin betweenStatesthatcould otentiall
poseathreattoregionalpeaceandstability;
fromescalatingintoarmedconfrontation;and
andconflictsontheregion.
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ARFRegisters
of
Experts/Eminent
ersons,
AnnualSecurityOutlookand Voluntarybackgroundbriefingon
re ionalsecurit issues
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1.Requires
diplomacy
2.Noncoercive7.
Conflicts
between
and
amongstates
3.Timely
4.Re uires
trust
and
8.Internationallaw,UN
Charter,Five
confidence
5.Consultationand
r nc p eso eace uCoexistenceandASEANTreat of
consensus
6.Voluntary
Amityand
Cooperation
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C cloneNar is
Ma
2
2008
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Myanmar
ASEANUNUN
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Secretariat 10 Members
Secretary SeniorGeneraChair
Dip omat
TechnicalMember Expert
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enue ormu a era a oguean
consultations
Habitsofdialogueandconsultationson
politicaland
security
issues
WillingnessofARFparticipantstodiscuss
awiderangeofsecurityissues
multilaterally
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cooperation, ,
all
ContinuingCBMsasfoundation
n anc ng
n ages
etween
rac
anTrack2intheARFprocesses
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Greaterparticipationbydefenseand
military
officials ARFISMsandISGs
Networkingdevelopedamongnational
securit
defenseand
militar
officials
Transparencythroughexchangeof
publicationofwhitepapers
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Prioritycooperationinfightagainst
internationalterrorism
and
transnational
crime
Supportfornonproliferation,armscontrol,
disarmament efforts
Preventivediplomacytentativesteps
u
ro e
ncon c
reso u on
un e y
NorthKoreanuclearissues
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th
SeniorOfficials
directed
to
draw
up
Preventative
DiplomacyWorkPlan
prioritytonontraditionalsecuritychallenges
Explicit
PD
measures
to
promote
peaceful
escalatingintoarmedconflict
Phase2istoaccompanythedevelopmentofthe
ASEANPolitical
Security
Community
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, ,
Enhanced role of the ARF Chair
ro a past, present an uture
Chairs Friends of the Chair
ARF Ex erts and Eminent Persons
ASEAN Secretariat to assist - ARF Unit
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ASEAN Community 2015
T ree Pi ars
Political- Socio-Security
conom cCultural
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I. PoliticalDevelopment
II. ShapingandSharingNorms
III. ConflictPrevention
IV. ConflictResolution
V. PostConflictPeaceBuildin
VI. ImplementingMechanisms
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Promotionof
Ajust,
democratic and
harmonious
Democraticinstitutionsandruleoflaw
Peopletopeoplecontacts
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1.StrengtheningTACregime
2.
Development
of
the
ASEAN
Charter3.ASEANTreatyofMutualLegalAssistance(MLA)
Agreement
4.ASEAN
Extradition
Treaty
5.DeclarationonConduct(DOC)ofPartiesinthe
SouthChinaSea
6.ASEAN
Convention
on
Counter
Terrorism
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on ence u ng easures
PreventiveMeasures
ARFprocess
Respectforterritorialintegrity,sovereignty
Cooperationreseparatistthreats
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andescalation
of
conflicts
EnhancedroleoftheARFChair
implementationoftheConceptPaperonPreventive
Di lomac
establishmentof
an
Intersessional Support
Group
on
PreventiveDiplomacy
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Mechanism
maintenanceofpeaceandsecurity
Develo in su ortin initiatives
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attained a sense of community or collective
adopted formal or informal institutions and
become integrated
change
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Emeritus Professor Carl ThayerPresentation to Security Studies (Regional)
October 18, 2011