Brunei Darussalam is once again gearing up to welcome delegates and media after successfully held ASEAN Summit last April. With the 46th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) officially starts tomorrow, Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Sultanate, greets visitors with ASEAN flags, banners, and posters. The 46th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) / Post Ministerial [...]
“A united and strong ASEAN remains a top priority and interest for Viet Nam,” said H.E. Truong Tan Sang, President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam to a gathering of diplomats and dignitaries at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta earlier today. “ASEAN has been and will continue to be one of the important pillars [...]
A workshop on enhancing the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA)'s roles and functions has recommended AIPA's National Secretariats to enhance their roles, to better support the work of AIPA. The Workshop also called for a more structured relation between the AIPA and ASEAN, whether between the organisations or each of its respective Secretariats. H.E. Mr Periowsamy [...]
Junior diplomats from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam (CLMV) marked the end of their one-year term at the ASEAN Secretariat as Attachment Officers (AO). H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN, commended the success of the Programme and said, “ASEAN sees the Attachment Programme as a valuable contribution to narrowing the development divide [...]
Distinguished Participants, Ladies and Gentlemen 1. First, allow me to thank the British Council and the Ministry of Education of Thailand for inviting me to address this important Conference. The theme of this Conference is very relevant to ASEAN since it tackles the very same issues we are dealing with, in our Community. 2. The [...]
“With the diversity in ASEAN reflected in our diverse histories, races, cultures and belief systems, English is an important and indispensable tool to bring our Community closer together,” said H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN. “Used as the working language of ASEAN, English enables us to interact with other ASEAN colleagues in our formal [...]
