{"id":100391,"date":"2017-04-29T20:55:40","date_gmt":"2017-04-30T00:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=100391"},"modified":"2017-04-29T20:55:40","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T00:55:40","slug":"asean-lawmakers-push-for-full-harmonization-of-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/04\/29\/asean-lawmakers-push-for-full-harmonization-of-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"ASEAN lawmakers push for full harmonization of laws"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The 30th ASEAN Summit was held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City. (Photo: Avito C. Dalan\/ Philippine News Agency<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u2013ASEAN lawmakers vowed to fully harmonize laws of the 10 member-states to align it with the agreements and commitments entered into by the regional block.<\/p>\n

In a statement Saturday, Philippine House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, who is the concurrent president of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), said the group, during its 38th annual meeting in Makati City Friday, reaffirmed its commitment to help achieve the ASEAN Community Vision 2025.<\/p>\n

This vision aims for \u201ca cohesive and rules-based ASEAN community that is peaceful, secure and stable.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor this purpose, we have intensified our work towards fully harmonizing the laws of Member-States and achieving consensus on a code of conduct consistent with ASEAN agreements and commitments,\u201d Pantaleon said.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Alvarez said the draft message they plan to present during the interface meeting with ASEAN Leaders \u201csums up the milestone achievements of our collaboration and our unwavering commitment to pursue the goals of the ASEAN Community Vision\u201d, which focuses on three pillars namely political-security, economics, and socio-cultural.<\/p>\n

Among the issues AIPA wanted to highlight are the \u201cfull and effective implementation of the Declaration on the Code of Conduct, freedom of navigation and over-flight in the South China Sea, improved maritime security; and a drug-free region by implementing the ASEAN Work Plan on Securing Communities against Illicit Drugs 2016 to 2025, he said.<\/p>\n

Other topics as part of their message, include putting forward the need to promote \u201cASEAN centrality and unity, the need for a culture of peace, respect and dialogue to bridge differences, and to defuse tension and counter extremism.\u201d<\/p>\n

The message also include the integration of micro, small and medium enterprises to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), further measures for ASEAN Integration Work Plan III to narrow the socio-economic inequities in the region, the need to enhance human resource development to ensure access to skills development and lifelong learning, finalization of an ASEAN instrument on the promotion and protection of the rights of migrant workers, and operationalization of the disaster measure-focused ASEAN Declaration on One ASEAN, One Response.<\/p>\n

The lawmaker also said AIPA had committed to make the group \u201can effective vehicle to promote and maintain peace and stability in the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dWe look forward to a more active and relevant AIPA, and a more united and integrated ASEAN community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Pantaleon thanked the delegates of this year\u2019s AIPA meeting, citing that \u201ctheir active participation has been crucial to the successful conduct of this year\u2019s assembly, which centered on the theme \u201cASEAN and AIPA: Partnering for Inclusive Change.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201dWe are grateful for their valuable inputs, which contributed siginificantly in the preparation and adoption of the message we delivered today during our interface with President Rodrigo Duterte and other Heads of State participating in the 30th ASEAN Summit.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 30th ASEAN Summit was held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City.<\/p>\n

ASEAN is a 50-year old regional block that groups 10 countries namely Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People\u2019s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.<\/p>\n

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