Year: 1999

Mr. Chairman,Your Royal Highnesses,Excellencies,Ladies and GentlemenIt is a great honour for my country, the Kingdom of Cambodia, to attend the 32nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in her capacity as a new Member of ASEAN. On this occasion, and once again, on behalf of the Royal Government of Cambodia I

Mr. ChairmanYour ExcellenciesASEAN Colleagues and ObserversLadies and GentlemenMy warmest greetings to all my colleagues and to our close neighbour and observer from Papua New Guinea.Congratulations on your election, Mr. Chairman, and on that of your Vice Chairman, together with my appreciation for

The last two years have been difficult for ASEAN. The regional economic crisis hit the region like a tidal wave, leaving devastation in its wake. Many governments came under tremendous pressure to cope with the political, economic and social effects of the crisis. Millions of people were impoverish

Prime MinisterYour HighnessesExcellenciesDistinguished GuestsLadies and GentlemenI am happy to extend a very warm welcome to you all. This is ASEAN’s 32nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting. It is the first in which all ten Southeast Asian countries are represented as full members of ASEAN. I would like t