Jakarta, 27 April 2011 H.E. Rafael Conde de Saroto, Ambassador of Spain to Indonesia yesterday paid a courtesy call to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan at the ASEAN Secretariat. Dr Surin and Ambassador de Saroto discussed the political and economic developments in the region and ways to strengthen ASEAN-Spain cooperation. Dr Surin suggested [...]
Jakarta, 26 April 2011 H.E. David Lee Carden, the United States' first resident Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, presented his Letter of credentials to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan. The presentation was held at the ASEAN Secretariat on 26 April 2011. "I am deeply honoured to stand here with Dr. [...]
Jakarta, 26 April 2011 The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) is now charting the next landmark on Human Rights, for the regional grouping. Intensive discussions are in progress, as ASEAN's overarching Human Rights body, works out the terms of reference for the Drafting Group of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration. Among the items [...]
Jakarta, 25 April 2011 To put into action the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity, the ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee (ACCC) – the body tasked to coordinate and oversee the effective implementation of the Master Plan – convened its inaugural meeting at the ASEAN Secretariat today. ASEAN Connectivity is helping to accelerate the establishment of the [...]
Jakarta, 25 April 2011 Ahead of Premier Wen Jiabao of the People's Republic of China's visit to Jakarta this week, Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, stated that "the year 2011 will be a very fruitful one for ASEAN-China dialogue relations." This year marks the 20th anniversary of ASEAN-China dialogue relations. Under the theme "ASEAN-China: [...]
Jakarta, 25 April 2011 The ASEAN Secretariat is bringing the "Cambodia: Diversity of Intangible Cultural Heritage," to feature a wide selection of music, dance, musical instruments and theatrical presentation this Friday—at the Usmar Ismail Hall, Gedung Pusat Perfilman Usmar Ismail in Jakarta. Cambodia will be the eighth country to showcase the best of its performing [...]