Day: August 22, 2006

Honourable Ministers and Delegates,

Excellencies,

Distinguished Guests,

Ladies and Gentlemen.

Let me begin by wishing a warm welcome to all present and a special welcome to Malaysia to all the foreign delegates. I do hope they will also find some time to see a little more of Malaysia. I

YAB Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad BadawiPrime Minister of MalaysiaASEAN Economic MinistersSecretary General of ASEANMinistersAmbassadors and High CommissionersDistinguished Guests,

It is with great pleasure that I welcome all of you to the opening ceremony of the 38th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meet

Joint Media Statement of the Thirty-Eight ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting Kuala Lumpur, 22 August 2006

1. The Thirty-Eighth Meeting of the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) was held on 22 August 2006 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. H.E. Dato’ Seri Rafidah Aziz, Minister of International Trad