Brunei gets ASEAN chair
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Phnom Penh -- Brunei took over the ASEAN chairmanship for 2013 from Cambodia today backed with full support from its counterparts. The symbolic handover ceremony was held at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh during the culmination of the 21st ASEAN Summit an
Japan's ambassador to Cambodia, Kimihiro Ishikane, told The Brunei Times yesterday that the government and people of Japan will fully cooperate with the Sultanate towards ensuring that next year will be "one of the most fruitful chairmanships that ASEAN has seen".
He noted that Brunei's chairmanship of ASEAN is "extremely important" as it will set the tone for progress in meeting the looming ASEAN Community 2015 deadline.
"It will be critically important for the ASEAN countries to move forward with economic integration," he said.
The Brunei Times
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