ASEAN Foreign Ministers will gather at the ASEAN Secretariat on 15 December 2008 to celebrate the entry into force of the ASEAN Charter. The celebration is to mark a historic occasion for ASEAN as the Charter comes into force on that day. This will be followed by a special meeting of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers [...]
The ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) is cognisant of its significant initiative in 2004 to endorse its ASEAN Regional Programme on Disaster Management (ARPDM) which it launched as a six-year programme until 2010. ASEAN is proud of its pioneering ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER), which is a regional legal framework [...]
Commenting on Thailand’s decision to postpone the 14th ASEAN Summit, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, said, "This was not an easy decision to make and I thank Thailand for weighing carefully all the factors before deciding to postpone the Summit. I appreciate very much the consideration Thailand has given to the ASEAN Member States’ [...]
The ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP) Agreement entered into force today*, after the Agreement was signed by the ASEAN Member States and Japan on 14 April 2008. Dr Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of ASEAN said, “I am very pleased with this development as it will benefit Japanese investors that are operating in ASEAN countries and ASEAN [...]