1. We, the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council Ministers and Heads of Delegation of Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam gathered together on 21 March 2018 in Singapore, for the 19th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council (ASCC) Meeting, under the chairmanship of the Republic of Singapore. 2. [...]
1. We, the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia, met in Sydney, Australia, on 18 March 2018 for the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, the first time we have met together in Australia. 2. We acknowledge that the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit marks a new era in [...]
The ASEAN Foreign Ministers welcome the recent announcement of plans for the Inter-Korean Summit and the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong Un in the near future, as well as efforts by the Republic of Korea and all concerned parties to reduce tensions and work [...]
1. The Ministers from the 16 RCEP Participating Countries (RPCs) attended the 4th RCEP Intersessional Ministerial Meeting held on 3 March 2018 in Singapore. The Ministers noted the progress made since the Preparatory RCEP Ministerial Meeting for the 1st RCEP Summit on 12 November 2017, Manila, Philippines, including the outcomes of the 21st round of negotiations held on [...]
The ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and the European Union (EU) Trade Commissioner met on 2 March 2018 in Singapore for the Sixteenth AEM-EU Trade Commissioner Consultations. The Consultations were co-chaired by H.E. Lim Hng Kiang, Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) of the Republic of Singapore, and H.E. Cecilia Malmström, EU Trade Commissioner. The AEM [...]
