First, we should seize opportunities to continually expand the new channels for regional and multilateral cooperation. Multilateral cooperation needs many platforms, and common development needs everyone's participation. The trends of deepening economic globalization and increasing regional cooperation provide Asian countries opportunities for multilateralcooperation. We should improve the mechanisms for dialogue, cooperation and discussion among Asian governments on the basis ofthe principles of diversification and gradual progress. At the same time, we should pay great attention to and make full use of the unique role political parties, parliaments and mass organizations in the various countries have in carrying out regional dialogue and cooperation. If they all make their best efforts and each does what it can do best, we can bring about wider, deeper and more enduring and effective regional dialogue and cooperation in Asia.

    Second, we should continue to seek common ground while shelvingdifferences, and constantly open new avenues to find more common ground. We believe that neither differences in ideology and socialsystems nor lingering historical problems should be obstacles to increasing regional dialogue and cooperation. Properly handling these problems will be a sign of our political wisdom. We hope that Asian governments and political parties will continue to be oriented to the world and the future, take responsibility for their history, be responsible to their people, respect each other's interests and concerns, and seek common ground in a constructiveway. We hope that they will pursue cooperation instead of confrontation, seek accord through consultation instead of imposing their will on others, reconcile differences instead of causing troubles, work together to become stronger instead of profiting at others' expense, and try to bring about win-win cooperation.

    Third, we should constantly strengthen mutual trust and work hard to find new models for regional security and cooperation. We can dispel suspicion only by building mutual trust; we can all enjoy peace only through cooperation. We hope that in response to the complicated and profound international changes, all Asian countries will set common security as their goal and develop a newconception of security based on mutual trust and benefit, equalityand cooperation. We hope that on the basis of the Charter of the United Nations and the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, they will resolve conflicts through dialogue on an equal footing, eliminate differences through friendly consultation, settle disputes through mutual understanding and accommodation, and work hard to create a political and security environment for our regional development that is peaceful and harmonious.