Monthly Archives: October 2008

1. The ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministers of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea held their  Eight Meeting in Hanoi on 24 October 2008, under the chairmanship of H.E. Dr. Cao Duc Phat, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Viet Nam. 2. The Ministers from the [...]

1. The 30th Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) was held in Ha Noi, Viet Nam on 23 October 2008 under the Chairmanship of H.E. Dr. Cao Duc Phat, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Viet Nam. Addressing Food Security in ASEAN Region 2. With the recent developments of soaring food prices, [...]

The Leaders of the ten ASEAN Member States gathered in Beijing at the sidelines of the 7th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to exchange views on the current global financial crisis and explore ways to prevent its spreading to ASEAN economies. The Leaders were confident that ASEAN’s financial sector remains solid and sound.  Close consultations and coordination [...]

The Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, welcomes the appointment of Mr. Yoshinori Katori as Japan’s Ambassador to ASEAN. “I am very pleased to hear the news. This is another demonstration from Japan of its firm commitment to ASEAN,” praised Dr. Surin of this ASEAN Dialogue Partner who started relations with ASEAN in 1973 and [...]

1. Environment Ministers and their representatives from Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand met at the Sixth Meeting of the Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee (MSC) on Transboundary Haze Pollution on 22 October 2008 in Phuket, Thailand. 2. The ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC) reported that with neutral conditions being forecast for the rest of the year [...]

The ASEAN Charter has been fully ratified by all ten ASEAN Member States. The final ASEAN Member State, Indonesia, has ratified the Charter in accordance with its internal procedure. The ASEAN Secretary-General, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, heartily welcomes Indonesia’s ratification of the ASEAN Charter, saying that this decision of the House of Representatives of Indonesia today [...]