ASEAN seeks to enhance relations with external partners and friends such as the SAARC and South Asian countries, said H.E. Madame Alicia dela Rosa Bala, Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community on behalf of Secretary-General of ASEAN. She conveyed this message in welcoming the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) delegation led by its Secretary-General [...]
Keeping nuclear weapons out of the region is crucial says ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh. His comments came on the day of a nuclear test detonation in North Korea. ASEAN’s firm position highlights the February 2013 edition of “ASEAN Today.” Dalton Tanonaka of Indonesia’s Metro TV and Raymond Goh of Malaysia’s TV3 report on the [...]
The Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Le Luong Minh and Foreign Affairs Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, H.E. Frans Timmermans, exchanged views on possible aspects on further strengthening cooperation between ASEAN and the Netherlands as well as ASEAN-EU cooperation. During the meeting that took place yesterday at the ASEAN Secretariat, the two leaders discussed [...]
Upon the invitation of the European Union (EU), the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) visited the headquarters of the European Union in Brussels on 18-22 February 2013 to exchange experience in promoting and protecting women’s and children’s rights in Europe and Southeast Asia and to [...]
ASEAN Secretary-General, H.E. Le Luong Minh suggested ASEAN and Indian officials continue discussions and intensify efforts to concretise actions up to 2015, in-line with the vision set out by Leaders of ASEAN and India. He also encouraged both sides to study the important recommendations in the Report of the ASEAN-India Eminent Persons Group presented to [...]
The 20th ASEAN-New Zealand Dialogue, held last week in Wellington, New Zealand, discussed efforts to further ASEAN-New Zealand cooperation in the ongoing Four Flagship Initiatives. These Initiatives encompass the ASEAN-New Zealand Scholarships Programme, Disaster Risk Management, Young Business Leaders’ Initiative and Agricultural Diplomacy. ASEAN Member States appreciated the efforts in implementing these initiatives and looked [...]