Participants pose for group photos during the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Plus Three Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, July 21, 2010. Foreign ministers from ten member states of the ASEAN and China, Japan and the Republic of Korea began their annual meeting here Wednesday, discussing measures to promote regional cooperation. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)

Fourthly, China and ASEAN should enhance cooperation on finance, poverty reduction, environmental protection, defense and non- traditional security issues, Yang said.

Fifthly, the Chinese foreign minister said China and ASEAN should expand friendly exchanges of youth, media and non- government organization.

Finally, Yang said China and ASEAN should strengthen coordination on major international and regional issues.

At the meeting, Yang said China will continue to support the building of ASEAN Community through bilateral and multilateral channels. Yang reaffirmed that ASEAN should maintain centrality in East Asian cooperation.

ASEAN foreign ministers at the meeting held that ASEAN-China cooperation is comprehensive, strategic and vigorous, greatly contributing to the regional peace, development and stability.

ASEAN would like to continue to push forward strategic partnership with China and deepen cooperation with China in a comprehensive way, according to the ASEAN foreign ministers.

ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.