1. The Special Meeting of ASEAN Ministers on Energy and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan (the Meeting) was hosted virtually by the ASEAN Secretariat on 21 June 2021. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Nguyen Hong Dien, Minister of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam, and co-chaired by H.E. Kajiyama Hiroshi, [...]
The 11th Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation (IAMMSTI-11) was held virtually on 17 June 2021. It was chaired by H.E. Prof. Dr. Anek Laothamatas, Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, the Kingdom of Thailand. The Meeting congratulated Thailand for the successful hosting of the 11th ASEAN Science, Technology and Innovation Week [...]
1. The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus (hereinafter referred to as “ADMM-Plus”) was convened via video conference on 16 June 2021; 2. RECALLING the inauguration of the ADMM-Plus in Ha Noi, Viet Nam on 12 October 2010 as a significant milestone in ASEAN’s history as it united the Defence Ministers of the ASEAN Member States [...]
1. The Fifteenth ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (hereinafter referred to as “ADMM”) was convened on 15 June 2021, via video teleconference. 2. RECOGNISING the dynamic strategic landscape and unprecedented security challenges faced by our region and the world, as well as the implications of current and emerging traditional, non-traditional and transboundary threats within our region, [...]
The 30th Meeting of the ASEAN Customs Directors-General was held via video conference on 8-10 June 2021. The Meeting was chaired by Mr. Rey Leonardo B. Guerrero, Commissioner of the Philippines’ Bureau of Customs. The Meeting was attended by the ten ASEAN Member States (AMS) and the ASEAN Secretariat. The Meeting was preceded by an [...]
ASEAN reaffirms our long-standing commitment to curbing the rate of new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths. This was reiterated through the 2016 ASEAN Declaration to End the AIDS Epidemic by 2030 through reducing new HIV infections and AIDS related deaths, and eliminating HIV-related stigma and discrimination. After five years, progress towards ending AIDS in ASEAN [...]
