The 29th ASEAN-Australia Forum was held in Nay Pyi Taw on 9-10 March 2017. Representatives from all ASEAN Member States, Australia, and the ASEAN Secretariat attended this, the third Forum since the elevation of the ASEAN-Australia relationship to a Strategic Partnership. The Forum was co-chaired by H.E. U Myint Thu, SOM Leader and Director General, [...]
1. The ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and the EU Trade Commissioner met on 10 March 2017 in Manila, the Philippines for the Fifteenth AEM-EU Trade Commissioner Consultations. The Consultations were co-chaired by H.E. Ramon Lopez, Secretary of Trade and Industry of the Republic of the Philippines, and H.E. Cecilia Malmström, EU Trade Commissioner. 2. The [...]
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) conveys its warmest greetings to the Government and people of Canada on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of ASEAN-Canada Dialogue relations. Since the first formal meeting of ASEAN Directors-General and Canada Senior Officials on Economic Cooperation held in Manila on 3-4 February 1977, ASEAN-Canada relations have developed [...]
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) expresses its grave concern over the firing of ballistic missiles by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the early morning of 6 March 2017. This is the second incident since the start of the year by the DPRK and is in clear violation of the relevant [...]
The 24th Meeting of the ASEAN-EU Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) was held on 2 March 2017 in Jakarta. The meeting noted that 2017 marked the 40th Anniversary of the ASEAN-EU Dialogue Relations, and further reaffirmed its commitment to strengthen ASEAN-EU relations, following the conclusions of the 21st ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting held in Bangkok on 13-14 [...]
