However, the leaders meeting in Kuala Lumpur made no pronouncement on the issue for a number of reasons, including the fact that the question of sovereignty is unavoidable and the proposal itself was similar to the joint aid proposal made by the US and Japan. Nonetheless, Malaysian prime minister Mahathir strongly encouraged member nations to examine the mechanism.
不過由於無可避免涉及主權問題，再加上只有新加坡、汶萊等國較支援，又與美日共同金援方案功能類似，因此未能取得所有會員體的共識，而未被放入吉隆坡領袖宣言。