H.E. Mr Donald Bobiash, Ambassador of Canada to ASEAN, presented his Letter of Credentials to H.E. Mr Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN, yesterday at the ASEAN Secretariat. Ambassador Bobiash expressed his honour to be accredited as Ambassador of Canada to ASEAN. He reaffirmed that relations with ASEAN remained a priority in Canada’s foreign policy, [...]
H.E Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN and H.E. Shindo Yoshitaka, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan discussed on the current and future activities of ASEAN-Japan cooperation in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and disaster management communication and Japan’s support for the implementation of ASEAN ICT Masterplan 2015 (AIM2015) yesterday at the ASEAN [...]
H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN shared his thoughts and briefed the diplomatic community, representatives of international organisations, and media on the highlights and outcomes of last week's 22nd ASEAN Summit in Bandar Seri Begawan, today at the ASEAN Secretariat. SG Minh highlighted the good progress on the three ASEAN Community pillars. “The Leaders [...]
Source: ASEAN Chair 2013 website The 22nd ASEAN Summit begins tonight in Bandar Seri Begawan. His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar 'Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam, consented to host a Working Dinner for the Heads of State and Government of [...]
Source: ASEAN Chair 2013 website Meanwhile earlier on, leaders and representatives of the Southeast Asian nations arrived in the sultanate to attend the 22nd ASEAN Summit. The agenda of the two-day meeting is to discuss ASEAN's Central Role and Regional Architectures, the bloc's future direction, as well as to exchange views on regional and international [...]
Brunei Darussalam is proud to chair ASEAN this year, and the country is all geared up to welcome delegates and media. First off the starters block will be the 22nd ASEAN Summit, which starts tomorrow (24 April). Visitors to the Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of the Sultanate, are immediately greeted by flags, banners, and [...]