Left to themselves, most member governments would probably be happy to follow Alatas's lead.

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Indonesia's Foreign Minister Ali Alatas, elder statesman of ASEAN foreign ministers, issued a preemptive warning last week.

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In Juwono's case, the job, once Ali Alatas steps down, is foreign minister.

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The answers aren't clear yet, but Alatas and Gama have agreed to meet soon to "intensify discussions" ahead of another U.N. session next month.

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" Said Alatas: "Within ASEAN, we want to go even faster, which shows that, as a whole, we realize that precisely because we are in crisis, we should not look inward, but open up even more.

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