HUA HIN: Southeast Asian leaders vowed Sunday to stand firm against protectionism and knit the diverse region into a European Union-style community by 2015 despite the global economic crisis.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, in a statement released at the conclusion of its 14th annual summit, also called for "bold and urgent reform of the international financial system" that would take into account the needs of developing nations.
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