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Mon, 07/21/2008 - 12:17
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Foreign Minister to attend 41st ASEAN Ministerial Meeting
(KPL) Dr. Thongloun Sisoulith, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs led a high ranking delegation from Laos to attend the the 41st ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM), the Post Ministerial Conferences (PMC) and the 15th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) which being held in Singapore from 17 July -24 July 2008.
During the AMM, the Foreign Ministers will discuss topics ranging from the ongoing efforts to create an ASEAN Community by 2015 to the ratification of the ASEAN Charter.
The Ministers will also exchange views on regionaldevelopments, including the ASEAN-led humanitarian assistance efforts for the victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.
The ASEAN Foreign Ministers will meet separately with their counterparts from the ASEAN Dialogue Partners to explore ways to further intensify cooperation.
The Foreign Ministers of the ASEAN+3 process will meet to chart the next steps of ASEAN+3 cooperation. For the East Asia Summit countries, the Foreign Ministers will hold Informal Consultations to discuss regionaland international issues.
The ARF Ministers will exchange views on developments in the region.
Key documents expected from the meetings include a Statement on the Plan of Action to Implement the ASEAN Charter; the Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea's accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia;and, the Singapore Declaration on the 15th ARF. Separately, the Post-Nargis Joint Assessment Report will be released .
During the AMM, the Foreign Ministers will discuss topics ranging from the ongoing efforts to create an ASEAN Community by 2015 to the ratification of the ASEAN Charter.
The Ministers will also exchange views on regionaldevelopments, including the ASEAN-led humanitarian assistance efforts for the victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.
The ASEAN Foreign Ministers will meet separately with their counterparts from the ASEAN Dialogue Partners to explore ways to further intensify cooperation.
The Foreign Ministers of the ASEAN+3 process will meet to chart the next steps of ASEAN+3 cooperation. For the East Asia Summit countries, the Foreign Ministers will hold Informal Consultations to discuss regionaland international issues.
The ARF Ministers will exchange views on developments in the region.
Key documents expected from the meetings include a Statement on the Plan of Action to Implement the ASEAN Charter; the Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea's accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia;and, the Singapore Declaration on the 15th ARF. Separately, the Post-Nargis Joint Assessment Report will be released .
