Jakarta, 28 June 2011 H.E. Mr Manuel Sarrano, Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste, presented his Letter of Credentials to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Dr Surin Pitsuwan on 27 June 2011, thus accrediting Ambassador Sarrano as the Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste to ASEAN. Ambassador Sarrano expressed Timor Leste's [...]
Jakarta, 28 June 2011 A delegation from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat, led by its Executive Director, Ambassador Muhamad Noor, wraps up a two-day visit to the ASEAN Secretariat today. During the courtesy call on Dr Surin Pitsuwan, the Secretary-General of ASEAN, the two leaders agreed to strengthen Secretariat-to-Secretariat cooperation in mutually beneficial [...]
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 28 June 2011 In an attempt to further strengthen links between the environment and education sectors in ASEAN, senior education and environment officials from ASEAN Member States, have agreed to support the development of a regional eco-schools program. Officials shared details of existing national eco-schools programs, examined international best practices in this [...]
"Raise our flag high, sky high Embrace the pride in our heart ASEAN we are bonded as one Look-in out to the world. For peace, our goal from the very start And prosperity to last. We dare to dream we care to share. Together for ASEAN we dare to dream, we care to share for [...]
Kuala Lumpur, 21 June 2011 The second meeting of the Committee of the Whole discussed ways to strengthen coordination linkages among ASEAN Sectoral Bodies and to overcome challenges in implementing the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint. The meeting, chaired by the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for AEC, S. Pushpanathan, provided a platform for various Sectoral [...]
Jakarta, 20 June 2011 The During the presentation of his Letter of Credentials to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, Ambassador of the Holy See to ASEAN, expressed his gratitude to ASEAN for accepting him as Ambassador of the Holy See to ASEAN. Dr Surin Pitsuwan welcomed Archbishop Girelli and encouraged [...]