51.   The United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the European Union, France, Italy, Spain, Japan and South Korea attend as dialogue partners.

52.   Vice-Premier and Foreign Minister Qian Qichen acknowledged that since China became a full dialogue partner, China-Asean relations had reached new heights.

53.   For the past year China has held the status of full dialogue partner with the organisation.

54.   In Jakarta, the ASEAN foreign ministers will also welcome China as a dialogue partner while considering the inclusion of Russia and India, Sukhum said.

55.   India and China will be welcomed as full dialogue partners of ASEAN before annual ministerial talks begin in mid-week, officials said Sunday.

56.   - ASEAN welcomed China, India and Russia as new dialogue partners.

57.   Abdullah asked at the meeting of ASEAN nations and their seven dialogue partners why the UN Security Council did not grant the force the capacity to do its job.

58.   Abdullah asked at a meeting of ASEAN nations and their seven dialogue partners why the UN Security Council did not grant the force the capacity to do its job.

59.   After a formal opening with speeches, the two-day meeting will break up into ASEAN sessions with individual dialogue partners for detailed talks on cooperation.

60.   All dialogue partners, plus the seven ASEAN states and the four observers are members of ARF.