'Australia could join ASEAN'<\/p>\n
CANBERRA (Reuter): Australia and New Zealand could one day
\njoin the seven-member Association of South East Asian Nations
\n(ASEAN), Singapore Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said in a
\nnewspaper interview published yesterday.<\/p>\n
\"We see Australia playing an important role (in ASEAN) and
\ncertainly we would like to encourage Australia to do so,\" Goh was
\nquoted as saying in an interview with The Australian Financial
\nReview newspaper.<\/p>\n
\"If you asked me now is it possible that Australia and New
\nZealand may one day join ASEAN, I would say that both countries
\nare small enough to be considered as possible members one of
\nthese days,\" Goh said.<\/p>\n
The Financial Review said Goh had described the idea of
\nAustralia and New Zealand's potential membership of ASEAN was
\n\"thinkable\" and that it was one for \"debate\".<\/p>\n
Philippines President Fidel Ramos said in August last year
\nthat Australia could join ASEAN, but that it needed to be
\nconsidered very carefully.<\/p>",
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