1. The 35th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) was held on 27 September 2017 in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. H.E. Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi, Secretary of Energy of the Philippines, officiated and chaired the Meeting. H.E. Minister S. Iswaran, Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) of Singapore was the Vice Chair. The 14th ASEAN+3 Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM+3), the 11th East Asia Summit Energy Ministers Meeting (EAS EMM), and the 1st Dialogue between AMEM and the International Renewable Energy Agency (AMEM-IRENA
Dialogue) were also held in conjunction with the 35th AMEM.
2. Mr. Alfonso G. Cusi, Secretary of Department of Energy of the Philippines officiated the 35th AMEM and associated meetings as well as the ASEAN Energy Business Forum (AEBF) 2017. In his opening address, Mr. Cusi commended the series of meetings and major events being hosted by the Philippines in celebrating the 50 th founding anniversary of the ASEAN. He underlined that ASEAN must confront new energy realities in the following trends: Commitment to a Future of Renewables with Innovations towards Sustainability, and LNG as the Bridging Fuel. To this end, he assured that ASEAN is the place to invest. In addition, he expressed that while these developments present challenges, they can become opportunities if ASEAN Member States put up their utmost efforts.
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999, making up what is today the ten Member States of ASEAN.Menu - WHAT WE DO
ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat
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ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
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The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
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