1. The Inaugural Meeting of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Council was held on 27 February 2009 in Hua Hin, Thailand. H.E. Korbsak Sabhavasu, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of Economic Affairs of Thailand, chaired the Meeting. ASEAN Charter 2. The Council discussed the status of implementation of the ASEAN Charter and institutional structure of [...]
A video on “ASEAN and World Food Security” was launched today during the 14th ASEAN Summit in Cha-am, Thailand, to raise the importance of food security in the ASEAN region and at the global level, as well as to call for greater cooperation and support to address food security issues. “ASEAN and World Food Security” [...]
1. Economic Ministers from ASEAN and CER (Australia and New Zealand) met in Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand on 27 February 2009 - against the backdrop of the 14th ASEAN Summit - and signed the landmark twelve country Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA Agreement). The signing of the AANZFTA Agreement comes exactly six [...]
We, the Finance Ministers of the ASEAN, China, Japan and Korea (ASEAN+3) met in Phuket, Thailand on 22 February 2009 on this special occasion in response to the current global economic turmoil. The Meeting was co-chaired by H.E. Korn Chatikavanij, Minister of Finance of Thailand and H.E. Jeung-hyun Yoon, Minister of Strategy and Finance of [...]