– having regard to the letter addressed on 4 January 2013 by the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development to the chair of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights,

30. Agrees with the Commission that a legally binding standard on cultural diversity is necessary in order to consolidate cultural rights, foster the development of public cultural policies in each State, commit Parties to international cooperation, create a forum for debate on cultural policies and establish global monitoring of the state of cultural diversity world-wide, as proposed in its aforementioned resolution of 5 September ...[+++] 2001;

31. Agrees with the Commission that a legally binding standard on cultural diversity is necessary in order to consolidate cultural rights, foster the development of public cultural policies in each State, commit Parties to international cooperation, create a forum for debate on cultural policies and establish global monitoring of the state of cultural diversity world-wide, as proposed by the European Parliament in its aforementione ...[+++]d resolution of 5 September 2001;

They should continue not to make any trade liberalization commitment, to preserve their right to keep on establishing, maintaining and developing cultural policies, while at the same time, in an appropriate forum, establishing a new international treaty, dealing with cultural diversity and establishing the rules of the game. Such a treaty could state, for example, that member states are free to establish their own control policies, but without infringing freedom of expression or the intellectual property rights.

Part of the cultural program is to develop partnerships between Canadian and Asian groups to develop joint cultural interests both outside of Canada and inside Canada, and to invite groups here (1455 ) They are all judged on merit.

In order to draw the private sector more closely into the exploitation of the Asian market, the EU needs to: Lobby more forcefully and more systematically for the removal of laws hampering trade and investment through the discriminatory use of standards, intellectual property rights, and testing and certification requirements. Follow up the "EU market transition programme" in Vietnam with other initiatives offering policy advice to ex state-trading countries embarked on economic reforms; those countries already fairly advanced down that road, such as India and Pakistan, need more active help in installing deregulation programmes. Fos ...[+++]ter joint ventures between European and Asian companies by providing information on local investment conditions, opening up "European Business Councils" in China, Indochina and Pakistan, linking them more closely to chambers of commerce in Europe. Extend scientific cooperation in Asia, going beyond the example of the EU's Forum on Science and Technology in Japan. Establish European technology centres in key areas where Europe has a comparative avantage, notably banking, energy, environmental equipment, transport equipment and telecommunications. Promote investment by providing ffinancing incentives for joint ventures and supporting trade promotion.