B. whereas Malaysia is an active member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Unescap), the Colombo Plan promoting economic and social development in the Asia-Pacific region, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)), and the Brunei Darussalam- ...[+++]Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East Asian Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA); whereas Malaysia has also been a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) since its establishment in 1995, and is a member of the Group of 77 (G77) developing countries, the Developing Eight (D-8), the G15 and the UN Human Rights Council (2010-2013), among others;

C. whereas Kazakhstan is an important international actor and is of the utmost importance for the political and socio-economic development, as well as the security situation, of the whole region; whereas it has played a positive role in Central Asia, making efforts to develop good neighbourly relations with bordering countries, resume regional cooperation and resolve all bilateral issues by peaceful means; whereas the EU has a vital interest in stepping up political, economic and security cooperation with that region via a strong a ...[+++]nd open EU‑Kazakhstan relationship;

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71. Observes that China's Anti-Secession Law of 14 March 2005 and the present stationing of more than 800 missiles on the south-east coast of the PRC facing Taiwan belie the principle of peaceful reunification; calls on China and Taiwan to establish mutual trust and respect and to seek common ground while setting aside differences, to put in place the necessary political basis for a peaceful and steady development of cross-Straits relations, to resume dialogue on those relations and to strengthen economic exchanges and cooperation, making progress in particular on the “three direct links” across the Taiwan Strait (mail, transport and tr ...[+++]ade);

25. Welcomes the Pacific states' willingness to negotiate a free-trade agreement with the EU in parallel with the preferential agreement to which they have been parties since 1980 with Australia and New Zealand within SPARTECA (South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement);

24. Welcomes the Pacific states' willingness to negotiate a free-trade agreement with the EU in parallel with the preferential agreement to which they have been parties since 1980 with Australia and New Zealand within SPARTECA (Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement);