Day: July 24, 2000

Your Royal Highnesses,Excellencies,Distinguished Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen,[INTRODUCTION]On behalf of the Government and people of Thailand, allow me, first of all, to welcome to our Kingdom the distinguished Foreign Ministers of the ASEAN member countries and Papua New Guinea, the ASEAN Secretar

1.    The Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations convened at the 33rd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Bangkok on 24-25 July 2000 under the chairmanship of His Excellency Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Foreign Minister of Thailand.2.    The Meeting was attended by all the Foreign Mi

Mr. Chairman,Your Royal Highnesses,Excellencies,Distinguished Delegates,Ladies and Gentlemen,It is my great honor to attend the 33rd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Bangkok, the beautiful city of Angels. May I thank the Government and People of Thailand for the gracious hospitality accorded to my dele

Mr. Chairman,Excellencies,Distinguished, Delegates,Ladies and Gentlemen,It. is my distinct honour and privilege to join for the first time this distinguished gathering of the ten ASEAN Foreign Ministers. I should also like to express, on behalf of my delegation, our deep appreciation to H.E. Pri

Mr. Chairman,Your Royal Highnesses,Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen,

            At the outset, allow me to express, on behalf of the Lao delegation, my sincere appreciation to His Excellency Mr. Chuan Leekpai, Prime Minister of the Ki

MR. CHAIRMAN,YOUR ROYAL HIGHNESS,EXCELLENCIES.LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,ON BEHALF OF THE MALAYSIAN DELEGATION, I JOIN MY ASEAN COLLEAGUES IN EXPRESSING OUR DEEPEST APPRECIATION TO HIS EXCELLENCY PRIME MINISTER CHUAN LEEKPAI POR HIS MOST INSPIRING ADDRESS.2. I CONGRATULATE HIS EXCELLENCY DR. SURIN PITSUW

Mr. Chairman,Your Royal Highnesses,Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen,It gives me great pleasure to be with my ASEAN colleagues on this auspicious occasion. On behalf of the Myanmar Delegation, I would like to express our appreciation to His Excellency Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai of Thailand for hi

Mr. Chairman,Your Royal Highnesses,Your Excellencies,Distinguished Guests,Colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,

            First of all, on behalf of the Philippine Delegation, I wish to express my deepest appreciation to the Government and the people of Thailand for their g

1.     I join my colleagues In thanking His Excellency, Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai, for his opening remarks. I also congratulate my friend Surin Pitsuwan, Foreign Minister of Thailand, for all his efforts over the last year. On behalf of my delegation, I would like to thank the Thai Governmen

Your Excellency Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai,Your Royal Highnesses,Distinguished Colleagues,Excellencies,Ladies and Gentlemen,Today, Thailand has the honour of hosting the Thirty-Third ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, an annual tradition that started way back in 1967. In fact, this will be Thail