Common use of Capacity Building Programmes and Technical Assistance Clause in Contracts

Capacity Building Programmes and Technical Assistance. 1. The Parties, recognising that capacity building programmes and technical assistance are important, particularly for the new ASEAN Member Countries, in order to expand their trade and investment with Korea, shall implement such programmes on a mutually agreed basis. 2. The Parties shall strengthen cooperation and support for the realisation of ASEAN integration objectives by implementing projects furthering the Bali Concord II, the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI), as well as the Vientiane Action Programme (VAP), including providing technical assistance and capacity building for the new ASEAN Member Countries based on the experiences and expertise of Korea in development. 3. The Parties shall strengthen ASEAN’s integration efforts in narrowing the development gaps among the ASEAN Member Countries and between the ASEAN Member Countries and Korea by enhancing regional and sub-regional development. 4. The Parties, recognising the development gaps among the ASEAN Member Countries and between the ASEAN Member Countries and Korea, shall enhance regional and sub-regional development, through cooperation initiatives including: (a) the Mekong Sub-region; (b) the Ayeawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS); (c) the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA); (d) the growth triangles such as the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand (IMT-GT) and the Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore (IMS-GT); (e) the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) programme; (f) the Second East-West Economic Corridor; (g) the ASEAN Mekong Basin Development Corporation (AMBDC); (h) the Singapore-Kunming Rail Link (SKRL) project; and (i) sharing experiences with the Mekong River Commission (MRC) in formulating and implementing priority programmes in the Mekong River Basin. With the aim of achieving the comprehensive ASEAN-Korea FTA, the Parties shall explore ways and means to expand their economic partnership into new areas where the Parties have mutual interests, as may be agreed by the Parties.

Capacity Building Programmes and Technical Assistance. 1. The Parties, recognising that capacity building programmes and technical assistance are important, particularly for the new ASEAN Member Countries, in order to expand their trade and investment with Korea, shall implement such programmes on a mutually agreed basis. 2. The Parties shall strengthen cooperation and support for the realisation of ASEAN integration objectives by implementing projects furthering the Bali Concord II, the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI), as well as the Vientiane Action Programme (VAP), including providing technical assistance and capacity building for the new ASEAN Member Countries based on the experiences and expertise of Korea in development. 3. The Parties shall strengthen ASEAN’s integration efforts in narrowing the development gaps among the ASEAN Member Countries and between the ASEAN Member Countries and Korea by enhancing regional and sub-regional development. 4. The Parties, recognising the development gaps among the ASEAN Member Countries and between the ASEAN Member Countries and Korea, shall enhance regional and sub-regional development, through cooperation initiatives including: (a) the Mekong Sub-region; (b) the Ayeawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS); (c) the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA); (d) the growth triangles such as the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand (IMT-GT) and the Indonesia-Indonesia- Malaysia-Singapore (IMS-GT); (e) the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) programme; (f) the Second East-West Economic Corridor; (g) the ASEAN Mekong Basin Development Corporation (AMBDC); (h) the Singapore-Kunming Rail Link (SKRL) project; and (i) sharing experiences with the Mekong River Commission (MRC) in formulating and implementing priority programmes in the Mekong River Basin. With the aim of achieving the comprehensive ASEAN-Korea FTA, the Parties shall explore ways and means to expand their economic partnership into new areas where the Parties have mutual interests, as may be agreed by the Parties.

Capacity Building Programmes and Technical Assistance. 1. The Parties, recognising that capacity building programmes and technical assistance are important, particularly for the new ASEAN Member Countries, in order to expand their trade and investment with Korea, shall implement such programmes on a mutually agreed basis. 2. The Parties shall strengthen cooperation and support for the realisation of ASEAN integration objectives by implementing projects furthering the Bali Concord II, the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI), as well as the Vientiane Action Programme (VAP), including providing technical assistance and capacity building for the new ASEAN Member Countries based on the experiences and expertise of Korea in development. 3. The Parties shall strengthen ASEAN’s integration efforts in narrowing the development gaps among the ASEAN Member Countries and between Korea and the ASEAN Member Countries and Korea by enhancing regional and sub-regional development. 4. The Parties, recognising the development gaps among the ASEAN Member Countries and between Korea and the ASEAN Member Countries and KoreaCountries, shall enhance regional and sub-regional development, through cooperation initiatives including: (a) the Mekong Sub-region; (b) the Ayeawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS); (c) the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA); (d) the growth triangles such as the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand (IMT-GT) and the Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore (IMS-GT); (e) the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) programme; (f) the Second East-West Economic Corridor; (g) the ASEAN Mekong Basin Development Corporation (AMBDC); (h) the Singapore-Kunming Rail Link (SKRL) project; and (i) sharing experiences with the Mekong River Commission (MRC) in formulating and implementing priority programmes in the Mekong River Basin. With the aim of achieving the comprehensive ASEAN-Korea FTA, the Parties shall explore ways and means to expand their economic partnership into new areas where the Parties have mutual interests, as may be agreed by the Parties.

Capacity Building Programmes and Technical Assistance. 1. The Parties, recognising that capacity building programmes and technical assistance are important, particularly for the new ASEAN Member Countries, in order to expand their trade and investment with Korea, shall implement such programmes on a mutually agreed basis. 2. The Parties shall strengthen cooperation and support for the realisation of ASEAN integration objectives by implementing projects furthering the Bali Concord II, the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI), as well as the Vientiane Action Programme (VAP), including providing technical assistance and capacity building for the new ASEAN Member Countries based on the experiences and expertise of Korea in development. 3. The Parties shall strengthen ASEAN’s integration efforts in narrowing the development gaps among the ASEAN Member Countries and between the ASEAN Member Countries and Korea by enhancing regional and sub-regional development. 4. The Parties, recognising the development gaps among the ASEAN Member Countries and between the ASEAN Member Countries and Korea, shall enhance regional and sub-sub- regional development, through cooperation initiatives including: (a) the Mekong Sub-region; (b) the Ayeawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS); (c) the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA); (d) the growth triangles such as the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand (IMT-GT) and the Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore (IMS-GT); (e) the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) programme; (f) the Second East-West Economic Corridor; (g) the ASEAN Mekong Basin Development Corporation (AMBDC); (h) the Singapore-Kunming Rail Link (SKRL) project; and (i) sharing experiences with the Mekong River Commission (MRC) in formulating and implementing priority programmes in the Mekong River Basin. With the aim of achieving the comprehensive ASEAN-Korea FTA, the Parties shall explore ways and means to expand their economic partnership into new areas where the Parties have mutual interests, as may be agreed by the Parties.

Capacity Building Programmes and Technical Assistance. 1. The Parties, recognising that capacity building programmes and technical assistance are important, particularly for the new ASEAN Member Countries, in order to expand their trade and investment with Korea, shall implement such programmes on a mutually agreed basis. 2. The Parties shall strengthen cooperation and support for the realisation of ASEAN integration objectives by implementing projects furthering the Bali Concord II, the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI), as well as the Vientiane Action Programme (VAP), including providing technical assistance and capacity building for the new ASEAN Member Countries based on the experiences and expertise of Korea in development. 3. The Parties shall strengthen ASEAN’s integration efforts in narrowing the development gaps among the ASEAN Member Countries and between the ASEAN Member Countries and Korea by enhancing regional and sub-regional development. 4. The Parties, recognising the development gaps among the ASEAN Member Countries and between the ASEAN Member Countries and Korea, shall enhance regional and sub-regional development, through cooperation initiatives including: (a) the Mekong Sub-region; (b) the Ayeawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS); (c) the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA); (d) the growth triangles such as the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand (IMT-GT) and the Indonesia-Malaysia-Malaysia- Singapore (IMS-GT); (e) the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) programme; (f) the Second East-West Economic Corridor; (g) the ASEAN Mekong Basin Development Corporation (AMBDC); (h) the Singapore-Kunming Rail Link (SKRL) project; and (i) sharing experiences with the Mekong River Commission (MRC) in formulating and implementing priority programmes in the Mekong River Basin. With the aim of achieving the comprehensive ASEAN-Korea FTA, the Parties shall explore ways and means to expand their economic partnership into new areas where the Parties have mutual interests, as may be agreed by the Parties.

Capacity Building Programmes and Technical Assistance. 1. The Parties, recognising that capacity building programmes and technical assistance are important, particularly for the new ASEAN Member Countries, in order to expand their trade and investment with Korea, shall implement such programmes on a mutually agreed basis. 2. The Parties shall strengthen cooperation and support for the realisation of ASEAN integration objectives by implementing projects furthering the Bali Concord II, the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI), as well as the Vientiane Action Programme (VAP), including providing technical assistance and capacity building for the new ASEAN Member Countries based on the experiences and expertise of Korea in development. 3. The Parties shall strengthen ASEAN’s integration efforts in narrowing the development gaps among the ASEAN Member Countries and between the ASEAN Member Countries and Korea by enhancing regional and sub-regional development. 4. The Parties, recognising the development gaps among the ASEAN Member Countries and between the ASEAN Member Countries and Korea, shall enhance regional and sub-sub- regional development, through cooperation initiatives including: (a) the Mekong Sub-region; (b) the Ayeawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS); (c) the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA); (d) the growth triangles such as the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand (IMT-GT) and the Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore (IMS-GT); (e) the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) programme; (f) the Second East-West Economic Corridor; (g) the ASEAN Mekong Basin Development Corporation (AMBDC); (h) the Singapore-Kunming Rail Link (SKRL) project; and (i) sharing experiences with the Mekong River Commission (MRC) in formulating and implementing priority programmes in the Mekong River Basin. With the aim of achieving the comprehensive ASEAN-Korea FTA, the Parties shall explore ways and means to expand their economic partnership into new areas where the Parties have mutual interests, as may be agreed by the Parties.

Capacity Building Programmes and Technical Assistance. 1. The Parties, recognising that capacity building programmes and technical assistance are important, particularly for the new ASEAN Member Countries, in order to expand their trade and investment with Korea, shall implement such programmes on a mutually agreed basis. 2. The Parties shall strengthen cooperation and support for the realisation of ASEAN integration objectives by implementing projects furthering the Bali Concord II, the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI), as well as the Vientiane Action Programme (VAP), including providing technical assistance and capacity building for the new ASEAN Member Countries based on the experiences and expertise of Korea in development. 3. The Parties shall strengthen ASEAN’s integration efforts in narrowing the development gaps among the ASEAN Member Countries and between the ASEAN Member Countries and Korea by enhancing regional and sub-regional development. 4. The Parties, recognising the development gaps among the ASEAN Member Countries and between the ASEAN Member Countries and Korea, shall enhance regional and sub-regional development, through cooperation initiatives including: (a) : the Mekong Sub-region; (b) ; the Ayeawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS); (c) ; the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA); (d) ; the growth triangles such as the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand (IMT-GT) and the Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore (IMS-GT); (e) ; the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) programme; (f) ; the Second East-West Economic Corridor; (g) ; the ASEAN Mekong Basin Development Corporation (AMBDC); (h) ; the Singapore-Kunming Rail Link (SKRL) project; and (i) and sharing experiences with the Mekong River Commission (MRC) in formulating and implementing priority programmes in the Mekong River Basin. CHAPTER 4 OTHER AREAS ARTICLE 4.1 EXPANSION OF ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP INTO NEW AREAS With the aim of achieving the comprehensive ASEAN-Korea FTA, the Parties shall explore ways and means to expand their economic partnership into new areas where the Parties have mutual interests, as may be agreed by the Parties.. CHAPTER 5 FINAL PROVISIONS

Capacity Building Programmes and Technical Assistance. 1. The Parties, recognising that capacity building programmes and technical assistance are important, particularly for the new ASEAN Member Countries, in order to expand their trade and investment with Korea, shall implement such programmes on a mutually agreed basis. 2. The Parties shall strengthen cooperation and support for the realisation of ASEAN integration objectives by implementing projects furthering the Bali Concord II, the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI), as well as the Vientiane Action Programme (VAP), including providing technical assistance and capacity building for the new ASEAN Member Countries based on the experiences and expertise of Korea in development. 3. The Parties shall strengthen ASEAN’s integration efforts in narrowing the development gaps among the ASEAN Member Countries and between Korea and the ASEAN Member Countries and Korea by enhancing regional and sub-regional development. 4. The Parties, recognising the development gaps among the ASEAN Member Countries and between Korea and the ASEAN Member Countries and KoreaCountries, shall enhance regional and sub-regional development, through cooperation initiatives including: (a) the Mekong Sub-region; (b) the Ayeawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS); (c) the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA); (d) the growth triangles such as the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand (IMT-GT) and the Indonesia-Malaysia-Singapore (IMS-GT); (e) the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) programme; (f) the Second East-West Economic Corridor; (g) the ASEAN Mekong Basin Development Corporation (AMBDC); (h) the Singapore-Kunming Rail Link (SKRL) project; and (i) sharing experiences with the Mekong River Commission (MRC) in formulating and implementing priority programmes in the Mekong River Basin. With the aim of achieving the comprehensive ASEANKorea-Korea ASEAN FTA, the Parties shall explore ways and means to expand their economic partnership into new areas where the Parties have mutual interests, as may be agreed by the Parties.