In their bilateral summit with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Wednesday, the leaders of China, Japan, South Korea and India, expressed their support for the Bali Concord II as a solid platform to achieve an ASEAN Community based on politicalsecurity, economic and sociocultural cooperation, the summit chairperson President Megawati Soekarnoputri said on Wednesday.

The four dialog partners also told the 10 ASEAN leaders they were ready to support the regional group in countering terrorism and other forms of transnational crimes, as

well as the establishment of ASEAN economic integration. They are also committed to participating in the establishment of an Asian Bond as an alternative for regional financing and the efforts on containing and preventing SARS, HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases.

"The leaders (also) discussed several important issues such as the nuclear question on the Korean Peninsula, the future of East-Asian Cooperation, poverty alleviation, human resources development and the development of infrastructure for ASEAN integration," President Megawati stated as she read from her prepared speech after presiding over four separate sessions with the dialog partners.