Siem Reap, 16 January 2012 ASEAN officials and business representatives came together today to gain deeper understanding about the ASEAN and EU trade policies as well as the new and emerging trade issues in free trade agreements (FTAs). Organised by the ASEAN-EU Enhancing ASEAN FTA Negotiation Capacity Programme, the four-day workshop focuses on current state-of-play [...]
Jakarta, 10 January 2012 A public lecture on ASEAN-US Dialogue Relations, was an active discussion between former US Defense Secretary, the Hon. William S. Cohen, and the audience. The Hon. Cohen is also Co-Chair of the US-ASEAN Strategy Commission. Tracing their long friendship, the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, said the talk provided rare [...]
Jakarta, 9 January 2012 Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of ASEAN, received a courtesy call from Mr. Ma Mingqiang, Secretary-General Designate of the Beijing-headquartered ASEAN-China Centre. They exchanged views on how the ASEAN-China Centre can fully live out its mandate. Dr. Surin shared that the foremost challenge for the ASEAN-China Centre is to make known the [...]
Jakarta, 6 January 2012 Invitation to Public Lecture on "US-ASEAN Relations" You are cordially invited to a public lecture on U.S.-ASEAN Relations by the Hon. William S. Cohen at the ASEAN Secretariat from 3.30 – 5.00 pm on Monday, 9 January 2012. The Hon. William S. Cohen is Co-Chair of the US-ASEAN Strategy Commission and [...]