On 30th July ten South East Asia nations (ASEAN) stepped closer to the adoption of a historical charter to strengthen prosperity and security of the area which has population accounts for 10% of the world’s population.

ASEAN achieved new detailed agreements and would send the draft to member governments in order to prepare for official approval at Singapore summit held in November. This charter will turn ASEAN into a group like European Union (EU) with regulations tied to legal term and rules, which help to initiate the birth of free trade area in 2015.

Members of ASEAN, whose economy is more advanced than others, hope to foster the association process by offering financial development projects at poorest countries and narrow unequal gap among members.

In opening speech at ASEAN Minister of Foreign Affairs conference in Manila on 30th July, the president of Philippine, Gloria Arroyo stressed: "Economic integration should become the focus exertion of the group to deal with economic and security challenges in 21st century".

She hastened member countries to complete free-trade agreements with China, Korea, and Japan and supposed that the growth of powerful countries in the area should not be considered as a threat to South East Asia.

Ministers of Foreign Affairs are consensus on common regulations of the 5-year-plan to resume non-nuclear treaty in the area, with the aim at keeping nuclear materials out of extreme nations and groups' reach.