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BEIJING WOMENS JEANS, Nov. 30 (Xinhuanet) -- China takes a constructive attitude towards the upcoming 1st East Asian Summit in Kuala Lumpur, said Cui Tiankai at a news briefing Wednesday, Cui, director of the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Asian Department, said China is looking forward to a summit that can demonstrate the common ground of all parties and is beneficial to the current regional cooperation, he stressed. He said China is OK with any effort to this end. The 16 participants to the summit include 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) mbt billiger, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), India, Australia and New Zealand. The leaders from the participating countries are able to exchange views on how to build up regional collaboration and deal with political, economic and social affairs. A declaration will be proposed at the end of the meeting. Cui said the summit offers the leaders a platform to air their opinions and consult with each other on future cooperation. China places hope on the leaders' meeting and is expecting constructive participation by all countries involved. "But its future development depends on what can be achieved from this round of the meeting," he noted. Cui told the press there was a long story behind the summit discount moncler sale, saying the whole process started in 1997 when a financial crisis highlighted the need for closer cooperation. The ASEAN countries launched the initiative and invited China, Japan and ROK to join them in this process. In the last few years, significant progress has been made, so the involved countries are convinced it's high time to kick off the 1st East Asian summit. As for the participation in the summit, the ASEAN countries setup three criteria. First Mens Timberland Roll Top, the participants have to sign a Treaty of Amity and Cooperation; second Canada Goose jakker, the participants have to be dialogue partners of ASEAN; third www.yslnederland.com, they must have substantive cooperation with ASEAN. The signatory countries include China ugg bailey boots, Japan, the ROK, Russia and India. Australia indicated its readiness to sign the treaty. Russia is formally applying for membership in the East Asian Summit. Cui said the summit is open and is bound to see a larger number of participants in the years to come. "We welcome the involvement of and contribution by any country that meets the three criteria set by ASEAN," he said. Speaking to the absence of the United States in the summit, Cui said, "We are aware of the interests expressed by the US in the process. We welcome constructive contribution from the US." Whether the US can be incorporated into the process is a decision that has to be made by the US itself and ASEAN, he added. Comparing the forthcoming East Asian Summit with the ASEAN plus China www.uggbootsgenuine.co.uk, Japan and the ROK Summit (10 plus 3), Cui said the 10 plus 3 summit is already a success in facilitating regional cooperation and can do better. The East Asian Summit is a new-born process which attracts even more participants to discuss a broader spectrum of issues. Both mechanisms could move forward if the parties stick to a principle of reaching consensus through joint consultation and pushing forward the process in a gradual manner, he said. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao is to conduct an official tour of four European countries before stopping in Malaysia in mid-December, where he will attend the ninth Summit between China and ASEAN, the ninth ASEAN plus China, Japan and the ROK Summit, and the First East Asian Summit. Enditemabout：


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