ASEAN Quote by Sanjaya Baru

Multilateralism is not an easy option. We're going to find that the world is very difficult. And relationships between America and the rest of…

— Chris Patten

Asean is obviously a very important association for us. Over the past 30 years Asean has made great strides in regional cooperation covering a…

— Hassanal Bolkiah

India's engagement with the ASEAN region lies in the clarity of the principles that we share.

— Sushma Swaraj

International cooperation, multilateralism is indispensable.

— Hans Blix

The basis for securing preferential future trade terms with India begins in that recognition of essential equality. Indeed it begins in recognising that India…

— Barry Gardiner

A trilateral initiative by the U.S., China, and India in the Gulf, aimed at facilitating a resolution of historic problems in the region, would…

— Sanjaya Baru

I think India's policy that the openness of trade should be carried through a multilateral process is the right one.

— Urjit Patel

India supports a rule-based order in Asia, as in the rest of the world. But we confront unavoidable challenges such as terrorism, conflicts, trans-national…

— Subrahmanyam Jaishankar

“In the end, everyone came to the conclusion that however ungainly, however inefficient, however elliptical ASEAN's ways are, it's still better than not having…

— George Yeo

Multilateral diplomacy is hard. It's slower, it's tougher, it's a bigger slog. I've learned that sometimes the things you'd most like to do something…

— Condoleezza Rice

We`re talking about bilateral agreements with other countries in Asia, so that we can expand our influence and get countries to play by our…

— Paul Ryan

NAFTA is a trilateral agreement, and it would make a lot of sense to have trilateral discussions.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal