Malaysia was a leading advocate of expanding ASEAN's membership to include Laos, Vietnam, and Burma, arguing that "constructive engagement" with these countries, especially Burma, will help bring political and economic changes.
马来西亚积极提议扩大东盟成员国以包括老挝、越南和缅甸在内，因为马方认为与这些国家，特别是与缅甸的建设性接触将有助于带来政治和经济上的变化。