JAKARTA, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) manages to curb different views among member countries before erupting to be open conflict as it has mechanisms to do that, an official told Xinhua in an interview on Wednesday.
Jauhari Oratmangun, the director general of ASEAN Cooperation in Indonesia's Foreign Ministry said that since the association was established 42 years ago, the region has been in a conducive condition.
"We are just fine. We never have open conflict among us. Sure, we have different views and opinions sometimes but that's normal. Even neighbors could be trapped in the condition, so are countries. Imagine if we didn't have such mechanism," said Jauhari.
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