Monthly Archives: February 2008

Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, ASEAN Secretary-General (left) and Scot Marciel, the U.S. Deputy Assistant of State for East Asia and the Pacific (right) The U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) today announced a multi-sector development assistance program to help the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) reach its goal of [...]

Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and Lao PDR have joined Singapore in ratifying the ASEAN Charter. Brunei Darussalam deposited its instrument of ratification on 15 February 2008; Malaysia and Lao PDR’s followed suit this afternoon, 20 February 2008.   In a simple ceremony in Singapore on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat,  Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General [...]

Germany and ASEAN are jointly working towards further strengthening ASEAN Institutions. The Federal Foreign Minister of Germany, Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and ASEAN Secretary-General Dr. Surin Pitsuwan concluded today a 2-million-Euro German-ASEAN cooperation project on capacity-building for the ASEAN Secretariat. The initiative builds on the long-standing and close relationship between Germany and ASEAN and is a [...]