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The Vientiane Action Programme (VAP) was endorsed at the 10th ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Lao PDR on 29 November 2004.  Summit leaders call it a “vehicle to building an ASEAN community through realizing comprehensive integration.”

The VPA is a six-year plan (2004-2010) which is the successor of the Hanoi Plan of Action to realize the end goal of the ASEAN Vision and the Declaration of ASEAN Concord II.  It focuses on deepening regional integration and narrowing the development gap within ASEAN, particularly the least developed member countries.  Summit leaders agreed to establish the ASEAN Development Fund to support the implementation of VAP and future action programmes.

For more details, please see the VAP 10th ASEAN Summit Document.