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      ASEAN and World Bank Collaborate To Strengthen Monitoring of the AEC
    Jakarta  |  16 May 2012

    ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Secretariat and the East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank signed an agreement for the World Bank to provide advisory services to ASEAN to strengthen its capacity to monitor progress towards achieving the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) under the AEC Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity Building Program (AECMEP).


     
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      ASEAN+3 Regional Financial Cooperation Strengthens
    Manila  |  9 May 2012

    The ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers welcomed the participation of Central Bank Governors for the fifteenth meeting held in Manila, the Philippines on 3 May 2012 to exchange views on how to further strengthen regional finance cooperation.


     
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      Myanmar and Moguls Featured on March edition of "ASEAN Today"
    Jakarta  |  15 Mar 2012

    Attention is increasingly turning to Myanmar as a parliamentary election nears.  ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan paid a personal visit to the Member State, meeting with government leaders and democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.


     
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      "Youth Play an Important Role in Realising ASEAN Community"
    Jakarta  |  8 Mar 2012

    A youth seminar on communications entitled "Beyond Natural Resources and Cultural Cliché" was held this week at the Universitas Pelita Harapan in Tangerang, Indonesia. 


     
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      Remarks by H.E. Bagas Hapsoro, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN at the Inaugural Session of The New Delhi Dialogue IV
    India  |  13 Feb 2012

    ASEAN’s relations with India go well beyond economic and commercial issues. We share common values of democracy, respect for civil liberties and rule of law. We have healthy and frank exchanges on political and security issues of bilateral, regional and global importance.


     
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      World AIDS Day Message From The Secretary-General Of ASEAN
    Jakarta  |  1 Dec 2011

    ASEAN joins the global community in observance of the World AIDS Day 2011, and rededicates our community to this common challenge.


     
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      Chairman's Statement Of The 14th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting On Science And Technology (AMMST-14)
    Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam  |  26 Nov 2011

    The 14th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology (AMMST-14) was held on 26 November 2011 in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.


     
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      Joint Statement of the 3rd ASEAN-U.S. Leaders' Meeting
    Bali, Indonesia  |  18 Nov 2011

    We, the Heads of State/Government of Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the United States (U.S.), held our Third ASEAN-U.S. Leaders' Meeting on 18 November 2011 in Bali.


     
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      Remarks by H.E. Sundram Pushpanathan, Deputy Secretary General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community, at the Launching Ceremony of the AEC Handbook for Business, Directory of Outstanding ASEAN SMEs 2011 and ASEAN Investment Report 2011
    Bali, Indonesia  |  16 Nov 2011

    On behalf of the Secretary General of ASEAN, I would like to thank H.E. Mr. Gita Wirjawan, Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia and Mr. Anangga Roosdiono, Chairman of ASEAN BAC...


     
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      Meeting of the SEANWFZ Commision
    Bali, Indonesia  |  15 Nov 2011

    The Meeting of the Commission for the Treaty on the Southeast Asian Nuclear Weapon Free Zone (SEANWFZ) will be held in Bali, Indonesia, on 15 November 2011.


     
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      ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM)
    Bali, Indonesia  |  15 Nov 2011

    The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of ASEAN Member States will meet in Bali, Indonesia, on 15 November 2011.


     
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      Welcome Remarks by H.E. S. Pushpanathan, Deputy Secretary General of ASEAN for the ASEAN Economic Community, at the ASEAN Competition Conference on "Fostering the Promotion of Competition Policy for Regional Development"
    Bali, Indonesia  |  15 Nov 2011

    It gives me great pleasure to be here at this important and timely Conference. Allow me to first commend the ASEAN Experts Group on Competition (AEGC)...


     
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      Outcome of the Meeting of the Executive Committee of the SEANWFZ Commission with the Nuclear Weapon States
    Bali, Indonesia  |  14 Nov 2011

    The Meeting of the Executive Committee of the SEANWFZ Commission (ExCom SEANWFZ) with the Nuclear Weapon States (China, France, Russia, UK and USA) was held in Bali, Indonesia, on 14 November 2011.


     
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      19th ASEAN-EU Joint Co-operation Committee (JCC) Meeting Convenes in Bali
    Bali, Indonesia  |  12 Nov 2011

    The 19th ASEAN-EU Joint Co-operation Committee (JCC) Meeting was held today in Bali, Indonesia. Both ASEAN and EU looked forward to EU's accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) at the 19th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting that will be held on 26 and 27 April 2012 in Brunei Darussalam.


     
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      Remarks by Mr. S. Pushpanathan, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community at the ASEAN Connectivity Symposium on "Enhancing ASEAN Connectivity to Support ASEAN Community 2015"
    Bali, Indonesia  |  8 Nov 2011

    Good morning and let me first welcome all of you to this beautiful island of Bali. I would also like to express my sincere thanks to Indonesia, as current Chair of the ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee(ACCC)...


     
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      Joint Communique of the Eighth ASEAN Law Ministers Meeting (ALAWMM)
    Phnom Penh  |  4 Nov 2011

    The Eighth ASEAN Law Ministers Meeting (ALAWMM) was held on 4-5 November 2011 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.


     
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      Joint Media Statement of the ASEAN Community Statistical System (ACSS) Committee First Session
    Jakarta  |  2 Nov 2011

    We, the ASEAN heads of statistical offices and members of the ASEAN Community Statistical System (ACSS) Committee, convened our first session in Jakarta, Indonesia on 2-3 November 2011...
     
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      Joint Statement of the Seventh ASEAN Ministers Meeting on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication (7th AMRDPE)
    Bandar Seri Begawan  |  2 Nov 2011

    The Seventh ASEAN Ministers Meeting on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication (7th AMRDPE) was held on 2 November 2011 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam...


     
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      ASEAN Ready to Respond to Disaster-Hit Areas
    Jakarta  |  14 Oct 2011

    The recent spate of natural disasters have reaffirmed the need for ASEAN to remain on constant alert, and ASEAN Member States must establish the ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance (AHA) Centre soonest to react to the emergencies...


     
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      Germany Continues To Support ASEAN In Community Building Efforts
    Jakarta  |  25 Aug 2011

    The Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community, H.E. Sundram Pushpanathan met the Members of the German Federal Parliament Committee for…


     
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      ASEAN Economic Ministers Set the Future Work for the AEC
    Jakarta  |  22 Aug 2011

    The Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community (DSG), H.E. Mr. S. Pushpanathan together with Mr. Gusmardi Bustami, SEOM Chair and Director-General…


     
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      CPR on a Week-Long Visit to China
    Beijing  |  21 Aug 2011

    The Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) is now on a week-long working visit to China from today until 27 August. The Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN…


     
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      ASEAN Promotes Streamlining of Business Processes for Faster Cargo Clearance
    Singapore  |  19 Aug 2011

    Thirty trade and customs officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered in Singapore this week to discuss streamlining specific import and export processes to…


     
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      Presidential Friends of Indonesia Visit ASEAN Secretariat
    Jakarta  |  16 Aug 2011

    More than 65 human rights and international law professionals from 18 countries participated in the Asian International Justice Initiative's 2011 Summer Institute in International Humanitarian Law and…


     
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      Chair's Statement 18th ASEAN Regional Forum
    Bali, Indonesia  |  23 Jul 2011

    The recent spate of natural disasters have reaffirmed the need for ASEAN to remain on constant alert, and ASEAN Member States must establish the ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance (AHA) Centre soonest to react to the emergencies...


     
 
 
 

 
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