Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, welcomed the appointment of Kim Ho-young as the Republic of Korea’s first Ambassador to ASEAN. He said, “We thank the ROK for its support for ASEAN. ASEAN and ROK enjoy good dialogue relations in many fields. We are celebrating our 20th Anniversary of our dialogue partnership with the ASEAN-ROK [...]
Today, the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) released the first of three Post-Nargis ‘Periodic Reviews’. The report indicated that despite significant progress in relief and recovery assistance, the relief stage was not finished and more assistance was still needed, especially in the nutrition, food, and shelter sectors. Periodic Review I is an analysis of data collected [...]
ASEAN Economic Ministers met today to sign the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement, the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA) and the Protocol to Implement the 7th Package of Commitments under ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS). ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA) The ATIGA integrates all existing and new ASEAN commitments and initiatives related to [...]
1. The Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting/Inaugural Meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council was convened at the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, Indonesia, on 15 December 2008. The Meeting was attended by Foreign Ministers of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Viet Nam, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Lao DPR, the Senior Official of Cambodia [...]
Relief assistance to the Cyclone Nargis affected people in Myanmar continues to be needed, even as recovery efforts have commenced. That is one of the key findings in the ‘Periodic Review’, a comprehensive field assessment that today was endorsed by the Tripartite Core Group (TCG). The Periodic Review is reviewing the humanitarian relief and early [...]
The Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, is deeply saddened to learn that former Foreign Minister of the Republic of Indonesia, Ali Alatas, has passed away. On behalf of ASEAN, he offers his sincere condolences to Bapak Ali’s widow and family. Dr Surin said, “It is the end of an era. Bapak Ali was a [...]