ASEAN Bulletin
July 2007

1. ASEAN Foreign Ministers Hold Discussions with Dialogue Partners
2. ASEAN Moves Forward on Charter and Community Building
3. Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Opens the 40th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, Manila, 30 July 2007
4. 40th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting to take place in Manila, the Philippines, 30 July-2 August 2007

ASEAN Foreign Ministers Hold Discussions with Dialogue Partners

With the 40th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) successfully concluded, the ASEAN Foreign Ministers have turned their attention to strengthening ASEAN Plus Three cooperation (with China, Japan and the Republic of Korea) and deepening ASEAN’s relations with Australia, Canada, the EU, New Zealand, the Russian Federation, and the United States of America. Meetings are being held over 31 July and 1 August 2007 in Manila.

• Click here for the outcome documents and statements from these meetings as well as those from the 40th AMM.

• Click here for the EAS Statement on the ROK Hostages in Afghanistan, Manila, 31 July 2007

• Click here for the Chairman’s Press Statement of the 8th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers Meeting, Manila, 31 July 2007

• Click here for the Joint Declaration on ASEAN-Australia Comprehensive Partnership, Manila, 1 August 2007

• Click here for the Instrument of Extension of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia for Sri Lanka, Manila, 1 August 2007

• Click here for the Instrument of Accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia by Sri Lanka, Manila, 1 August 2007

• Click here for the Instrument of Extension of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia for Bangladesh, Manila, 1 August 2007

• Click here for the Instrument of Accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia by Bangladesh, Manila, 1 August 2007

• Click here for the 2nd ASEAN-Canada Joint Cooperation Work Plan (2007-10)
  
   

Last updated on 1 Aug 2007

ASEAN Moves Forward on Charter and Community Building

The 40th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Manila concluded in the late afternoon of 30 July 2007 with ASEAN moving closer to having its own Charter. The Foreign Ministers considered the first draft of the ASEAN Charter  presented by the High Level Task Force on the Drafting of the ASEAN Charter (HLTF) and provided the drafters with further guidance to enable them to finalise the Charter in time for the 13th ASEAN Summit in November 2007 in Singapore.

The ASEAN Foreign Ministers also addressed a range of issues pertaining to ASEAN's community-building efforts. Of note, they agreed to establish a Committee on the Implementation of the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers, strengthen emergency consular assistance among ASEAN nationals in third countries and designate ASEAN Day, which falls on 8 August, as a special day in all Member Countries.

The Ministers also engaged in an exchange of views on a wide range of regional and international issues.

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Posted on 30 Jul 2007

Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Opens the 40th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting
Manila, 30 July 2007

Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo opened the 40th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC), on Monday, 30 July 2007, reiterating ASEAN’s commitment to accelerate the creation of the ASEAN Community by 2015.

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Posted on 30 July 2007

40th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting to take place in
Manila, the Philippines, 30 July-2 August 2007

Foreign Ministers from the ten ASEAN Member Countries will meet at the 40th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) and related annual meetings from 30 July to 2 August 2007 in Manila, in the Republic of the Philippines.

The meetings will be opened by the President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at the Philippines International Convention Center on Monday, 30 July. The Ministers will discuss areas of cooperation in ASEAN Countries, including the progress on the Drafting of the ASEAN Charter by the High Level Task Force (HLTF).

Following the 40th AMM, the ASEAN Foreign Ministers are to meet with their counterparts from Dialogue Partner countries for the Post Ministerial Conferences and the 14th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF).

A Joint Communique of the 40th AMM is expected to be released at the end of the meeting.

To find out the schedule of the 40th AMM, please visit the official website of the AMM at http://www.40amm.org.ph/main_meetings.asp

Posted on 23 Jul 2007