1. We, the Ministers responsible for social welfare and development of ASEAN, the People’s Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) convened the First ASEAN Plus Three Ministerial Meeting for Social Welfare and Development (AMMSWD+3) on 17 December 2004 in Bangkok. The Meeting was co-chaired by H.E. Mr. Sora-at Klinpratoom, Minister of Social [...]
1. We, the ASEAN Ministers responsible for social welfare and development convened the Fifth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting for Social Welfare and Development (AMMSWD) on 16 December 2004 in Bangkok. The meeting was chaired by H.E. Mr. Sora-at Klinpratoom, Minister for Social Development and Human Security of Thailand. 2. The Meeting was officially opened by H.E. Mr. Sora-at [...]
Ms. Jang Nara, a leading Korean actress and singer, visited the ASEAN Secretariat today in conjunction with the Korean Stars’ Visit to ASEAN Countries to commemorate the 15th Anniversary of ASEAN-Republic of Korea (ROK) dialogue relations this year. Ms. Jang paid a courtesy call on Pengiran Dato Mashor Pengiran Ahmad, the Deputy Secretary-General [...]
JOINT PRESS RELEASE ASEAN Ministers responsible for disaster management met in Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia on 7 December 2004, to review and enhance regional cooperation on disaster management. The Ministers acknowledged the usefulness of this inaugural meeting to share national experiences and further strengthen regional cooperation. The Ministerial Meeting was [...]
Background: 1.The Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC) is the first political document jointly issued by ASEAN member countries and China on the South China Sea issue. The document reflects the consensus reached by all Parties on seeking peaceful solutions to disputes and conducting maritime cooperation in order to [...]
PRESS RELEASE ASEAN and China have taken another important step to ensure peace and stability in the South China Sea by setting up a joint working group to study and recommend confidence-building activities. The joint working group will help translate into concrete cooperation activities the provisions in the Declaration on the Conduct [...]