Jakarta, 23 March 2011 The Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, H.E. Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, visited the ASEAN Secretariat this afternoon and was received with a warm welcome from the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, and the staff members of the ASEAN Secretariat. Prime Minister Gusmão and Dr Surin exchanged views on recent developments in [...]
Jakarta, 21 March 2011 Norway has officially expressed to to the ASEAN Secretariat its intention to join the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) process last Friday. The Ambassador of Norway to ASEAN, Mr Eivinds S. Homme, presented a letter from Norway's Foreign Minister to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan at the ASEAN Secretariat. In receiving [...]
Jakarta, 21 March 2011 It was one of the biggest and most realistic drills in recent times, coming just hours after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami hit Japan. For more than 3,000 participants, the sense of realism was acute as they faced the diversion of assets and resources to the actual search and rescue [...]
Jakarta, 18 March 2011 Brazil's interest to cooperate more closely with ASEAN has intensified, with the submission of request to accede to the ASEAN-initiated Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) and the accreditation of an Ambassador to ASEAN. Ambassador Manuel Innocencio de Lacerda Santos Jr. conveyed these two developments to the Secretary-General [...]
Jakarta, 18 March 2011 ASEAN's efforts to include more players in its peace and security cooperation receives a boost from France. Ambassador of France to ASEAN, Philippe Zeller, yesterday deposited France's instrument of ratification of the Third Protocol of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) with the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan. The [...]
Jakarta, 18 March 2011 Croatia could promote cooperation in tourism with ASEAN, and both could explore the possibility of travel journalists exchange to promote tourism awareness, suggested the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, to the Ambassador of Croatia to ASEAN, Željko Cimbur. The Ambassador was at the ASEAN Secretariat yesterday to present his Letter [...]