Chairman Statement

Mr. Chairman,Your Royal Highnesses,Excellencies,Ladies and GentlemenIt is a great honour for my country, the Kingdom of Cambodia, to attend the 32nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in her capacity as a new Member of ASEAN. On this occasion, and once again, on behalf of the Royal Government of Cambodia I

Mr. ChairmanYour ExcellenciesASEAN Colleagues and ObserversLadies and GentlemenMy warmest greetings to all my colleagues and to our close neighbour and observer from Papua New Guinea.Congratulations on your election, Mr. Chairman, and on that of your Vice Chairman, together with my appreciation for

The last two years have been difficult for ASEAN. The regional economic crisis hit the region like a tidal wave, leaving devastation in its wake. Many governments came under tremendous pressure to cope with the political, economic and social effects of the crisis. Millions of people were impoverish

Prime MinisterYour HighnessesExcellenciesDistinguished GuestsLadies and GentlemenI am happy to extend a very warm welcome to you all. This is ASEAN’s 32nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting. It is the first in which all ten Southeast Asian countries are represented as full members of ASEAN. I would like t

Your Royal Highness,Excellencies,Distinguished members of the press,Friends,Ladies and gentlemen,Yesterday, we began a series of important ministerial meetings between ASEAN and its Dialogue Partner countries. At these meetings, ASEAN sought to reinforce its ties of friendship, partnership and coop

Mr. Chairman, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and delegates from fraternal ASEAN countries.

I am happy to be participating in this ASEAN India (9+1) meeting. This marks the third year of India’s full dialogue partnership with ASEAN. Beginnings, though challenging in themselves are relativ

Mr Co-Chairman,ExcellenciesLadies and Gentlemen

On behalf on my ASEAN colleagues, I would like to warmly welcome His Excellency, the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India, Mr Jaswant Singh, to Manila on the occasion of the 31st ASEAN Ministerial Meeting/Post Ministerial Con

Your Excellency, Minister Lloyd Axworthy;Distinguished Members of the Canadian and ASEAN Delegations;Ladies and Gentlemen:IntroductionOn behalf of my ASEAN colleagues and of the Philippine Government, I welcome Minister Lloyd Axworthy and the members of his delegation to this year’s ASEAN-Canada

Opening StatementMr Alexander Downer MP, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs

I welcome this opportunity to meet with my ASEAN counterparts and colleagues. Australia has la long and honourable record of engagement with ASEAN. We were ASEAN’s first dialogue partner in 1974 and our record

Excellency Minister PrimakovDear Colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,1. First of all, on behalf of our ASEAN colleagues and in my own name, I would like to extend our warm welcome to Your Excellency and other members of the Russian delegation to this annual PMC 9+1 session between ASEAN and the Russian