Monthly Archives: October 2004

ASEAN Environment Ministers met at the 8th Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment on the 13 October 2004, to review and enhance cooperation on regional environmental issues. The ASEAN Environment Ministers also met their counterparts from the People’s Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea at the 3rd ASEAN Plus Three Environment [...]

1.The 8th Meeting of the ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (DGICM) was held in Brunei Darussalam from 11th to 13th October 2004. It was chaired by Mr. Zainal Abidin Dato Paduka Haji Ahmad, Acting Director of Immigration and National Registration Department, Brunei Darussalam. [...]

 Joint Press Release       1.     His Excellency Mr. Suwit Khunkitti of the Kingdom of Thailand, officially opened and delivered the Welcoming Address to the ASEAN Ministers who are responsible for CITES on the occasion of the ASEAN Ministerial Session on CITES, Bangkok, Thailand, on 11 October 2004.   2.     The Ministers of the [...]

Aware that the countries of ASEAN are rich in biodiversity and home to many endangered species of wild fauna and flora;   Recognizing the conservation actions and commitments that have already been made with respect to the species regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) through [...]

please click here for the Chinese version of the interview AFTA/ACFTA (1) 21st Century: Is the China threat still in existence among ASEAN Member Countries? SG: While it is easy and tempting to see China’s rise as an economic threat, it would also be a mistake to do so.  A rapidly growing China is the engine [...]

JOINT PRESS STATEMEN   1.         The ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministers of the Peoples’ Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea held their fourth meeting in Yangon, Myanmar, 8 October 2004 under the chairmanship of H.E. Major General Htay Oo, Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, The Union of Myanmar.   [...]