Chairman Statement

1. We are availing ourselves of this opportunity to cordially congratulate the representatives of ASEAN with the forthcoming 30th Anniversary of the Association.2. We are welcoming the process of ASEAN’s expansion, particularly the decision to adopt Laos and Myanmar as members of the Association.

Your Excellency E. Primakov, Minister of Foreign Affairsof the Russian Federation,Distinguished Delegates,Ladies and Gentlemen,Firstt of all on behalf of the ASEAN colleagues, I would like to express our warm welcome to Your Excellency and other members of the Russian Delegation to the annual sessi

Y. B. Datuk Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia,Dear Delegates,The year 1997 is special for both ASEAN and China: ASEAN has taken a decisive step towards fulfilling the long-cherished aspiration of its founders to establish a 10-nation alliance in Southeast Asia by

The Honouvauble Qian QichenVice-Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China

ASEAN ColleaguesExcellenciesLadies and Gentlemen1. It is a pleasure for me to be here this morning to chair the 9+1 Session between ASEAN and China. We are honoured to be the host to this important annual meeting wh

Your Right Honourable Don McKinnon,Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand,Distinguished Delegates,Ladies and Gentlemen,First of all on behalf of the ASEAN colleagues, may I extend our warm greetings to Your Excellency and your Delegation to this PMC Dialogue

Mr. Chairman,Distinguished delegates from the ASEAN member countries,It is a great pleasure for me to be here with you and have a discussion on the ROK-ASEAN Dialogue relations. This forum now with a new name of “nine plus one”, provides us with a valuable opportunity to look at the current sta

Your Excellency, Minister Yoo Chong-HaDistinguished MembersOf the Korean and ASEAN Delegations,Ladies and Gentlemen,1. On behalf of all my ASEAN colleagues, I have the pleasure to welcome our dear colleague, H.E. Yoo Chong-Ha, the Foreign Minister of the Republic Of Korea and the members of his del

Your Excellency Mr. Prachuab,Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand,Distinguished delegates,ASEAN, commemorating its thirtieth anniversary this year, began as a means to foster confidence among the countries within the region and to strengthen the national and regional resilience, a

Excellency,Distinguished Delegates,It is a great pleasure for me to extend, on behalf of my ASEAN colleagues a warm welcome to the co-chairman, His Excellency Yukihiko Ikeda, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and his delegation to our annual ASEAN-Japan dialogue.ASEAN-Japan dialogue relationsTh

Prof Jayakumar, Excellencies and Friends,

We are meeting today against the backdrop of two momentous anniversaries the 50th year of India’s Independence and the 30th year of ASEAN. Our host country Malaysia too is celebrating 40 years of independence. As our nation reflects on the past