The joint concept note presented here sets the stage not only for coordinated operations, but also for coherent policies among all agencies of the Cluster, which have different mandates and often differing client bases.

UN: Secretary-General

We took note of the ASEAN-China Joint Statement on the 10th Anniversary of the DOC in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 19 November 2012.

WHITEHOUSE: Joint Statement of the 4th ASEAN-U.S. Leaders' Meeting

Abbott Laboratories (nyse: ABT - news - people ) of the U.S. took note and proposed setting up a joint venture to produce the stuff.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Even if little comes of this, it is telling that the joint statement issued at Sharm El-Sheikh takes note of Pakistan's concern over threats it faces in its south-western province.

BBC: India and Pakistan: Breaking the ice?

In January, for example, both groups opposed the government's decision to lift, for future projects, a rule known as Press Note 18 that acted as a deterrent to investment by giving Indian firms a veto over their foreign joint-venture partners' other investments in India.

ECONOMIST: China's cup overflows; India catches the spillage