The 31st ASEAN-Australia Forum was held in Putrajaya on 2-3 May 2019, with the participation of representatives from ASEAN Member States (AMS), Australia and the ASEAN Secretariat. The Forum was co-chaired by H.E. Dato’ Sri Muhammad Shahrul Ikram bin Yaakob, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia and Richard Maude, Deputy Secretary of [...]
1. We, the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of ASEAN, China, Japan and Korea (ASEAN+3), convened our 22nd meeting in Nadi, Fiji under the co-chairmanship of H.E. Apisak Tantivorawong, Minister of Finance of Thailand, and H.E. Liu Kun, Minister of Finance of China. The President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Director of [...]
1. ASEAN strongly condemns the terrorist attacks on churches and other civilian establishments across Sri Lanka on 21st April 2019, which resulted in the loss of hundreds of innocent civilian lives and wounded numerous others. ASEAN extends its deepest sympathies and condolences to the bereaved families of the victims, and wishes the injured a speedy [...]
We, the Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of ASEAN, convened the 5th Joint Meeting of the ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Chiang Rai, Thailand on 5 April 2019 under the co-chairmanship of Apisak Tantivorawong, Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Thailand, and Mr. Veerathai Santiprabhob, Governor of the Bank of [...]
We, the ASEAN Ministers responsible for CITES and Wildlife Enforcement, held our Special ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Illegal Wildlife Trade on 21-22 March 2019 in Chiang Mai, Thailand, under the chairmanship of H.E. General Surasak Karnjanarat, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Kingdom of Thailand. We recognize the Southeast Asia as a sub-region with the [...]
We, the Ministers responsible for CITES and Wildlife Enforcement, hereby convey our Statement on Illegal Wildlife Trade in the occasion of the Special ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Illegal Wildlife Trade on 21-22 March 2019 in Chiang Mai, Thailand, under the chairmanship of H.E. General Surasak Karnjanarat, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Kingdom of Thailand, [...]
