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ASEAN LAWMAKERS CALL FOR COOPERATION ON REDUCING WASTES

Xinhua

SINGAPORE, 14 July 2000 -- Legislators from countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Friday called on ASEAN members to enhance their cooperation to prevent illegal transport and dumping of hazardous wastes.

In a resolution issued at the end of a two-day special meeting on hazardous wastes control organized by the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization (AIPO), they also called for legislative measures to help reduce such wastes. The resolution will be submitted to the 21st AIPO General Assembly to be held in September this year in Singapore.

During the meeting, delegates from nine ASEAN member countries recognized the serious threats posed by the illegal transport and dumping of hazardous wastes to people and the environment. They also exchanged information on different member countries' legislation and enforcement programs to control the movement of hazardous wastes.

Twenty seven delegates from the eight AIPO members and observer country Brunei attended the AIPO Ad Hoc Committee Meeting on Comparative Study of ASEAN National Legislative Policies on Hazardous Wastes Control. The meeting was held in accordance with decisions made by AIPO at the ASEAN 20th General Assembly last September to create a special meeting to promote mutual understanding and exchange of information among member countries on anti- wastes matters.

AIPO, founded in 1977, includes Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore. Myanmar and Brunei are permanent special observers to the organization.

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