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"In 2006, the Member States of the European Union decided to initiate proceedings towards the accession of the EU to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC). In this plenary session, Parliament has authorised the EU to join the TAC. This is an important event, because the purpose of the TAC, signed by the original members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 1976, is to promote peace, stability and cooperation in Southeast Asia. By consenting, Parliament has paved the way for the EU to join a treaty that calls for the prevention and peaceful resolution of conflicts, and maintaining peace. Furthermore, the treaty defends stepping up economic, trade and social cooperation. I therefore voted in favour because we are talking about values and principles that are very much a part of our own experience of European integration. In addition, accession would allow the EU to strengthen its relations with a regional organisation with which it shares principles and goals. Parliament’s consent will make it possible for Baroness Ashton to sign the EU’s accession instruments on the occasion of the ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting of 26-27 April 2012."@en1
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