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Press Releases

June 2003

Chairman's Press Statement: Post Ministerial Conference of the 36th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, Phnom Penh, 19 June 2003

Joint Declaration of the Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation and ASEAN on Partnership for Peace and Security, and Prosperity and Development in the Asia-Pacific Region

Chairman's Statement of the 10th ASEAN Regional Forum, Phnom Penh, 18 June 2003

ASEAN and UNDP Team Up to Promote Regional Development and Integration

ARF Statement on Cooperation Against Piracy and Other Threats to Maritime Security

Asean Regional Forum (ARF) Statement on Cooperative counter-terrorist action on border security

Joint Communique of the 36th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, Phnom Penh, 16-17 June 2003

Cambodia: Fully Engaged in the ASEAN Community, Keynote Address by Samdech Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Royal Government of Cambodia at the 36th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, Phnom Penh, 16 June 2003

Welcome Remarks of H. E. Mr. Hor Namhong, Senior Ministers, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, at the Opening Ceremeonies of the 36th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, Phnom Penh, 16 June 2003

Closing Remarks of H.E. Hor Namhong, Senior Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, At the 4th meeting of the 36th ASEAN Standing Committee, Phnom Penh, 14 June 2003

Joint Statement of the Special ASEAN+3 Health Ministers Meeting on SARS

May 2003

The Private Sector in ASEAN’s Integration and Competitiveness Initiative

Opening Remarks by Dato’ Ahmad Fuzi Haji Abdul Razak, Secretary General Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia

Opening Statement by Shri Kanwal Sibal, Foreign Secretary, India

Press Release of the Fifth Meeting of ASEAN-India Senior Officials Meeting, New Delhi, 20 May 2003

The Seventeenth Meeting of the ASEAN Labour Ministers (2003)

Joint Statement of the ASEAN+3 Labour Ministers Meeting, Mataram, Indonesia, 9 May 2003

Co-Chairs Statement of the 19th ASEAN-Australia Forum, Bandar Seri Begawan, 8-9 May 2003

April 2003

Joint Statement of the Special ASEAN-China Leaders Meeting on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Bangkok, 29 April 2003

Joint Declaration of the Special ASEAN Leaders Meeting on Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Bangkok, 29 April 2003

Joint Statement of the ASEAN+3 Ministers of Health Special Meeting on SARS, Kuala Lumpur, 26 April 2003

ASEAN Business Leaders Urged to Help Promote Integration Efforts, Jakarta, 10 April 2003

Joint Press Statement of the Third Consultation between the ASEAN Economic Ministers and the EU Trade Commissioner, Luang Prabang, Lao PDR, 4 April 2003

March 2003

New Strategies Needed for Sustainable Solutions to ASEAN Youth Unemployment

Statement by the Chairman of the ASEAN Standing Committee on the Looming War in Iraq at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Informal Meeting, Karambunai, Sabah, Malaysia, 19 March 2003

Statement by the Chairman of the ASEAN Standing Committee on the Situation in the Korean Peninsula at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Informal Meeting, Karambunai, Sabah, Malaysia, 19 March 2003

Chairman's Statement of the ASEAN - China, Japan and Korean Tourism Ministers' Retreat (M-ATM+3 Retreat), Bali, 15 March 2003

Launch of ASEAN Environment Year 2003, Siem Reap, Cambodia, 5 March 2003

Press Release of the 10th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Haze (AMMH), Siem Reap, Cambodia, 4 March, 2003

February 2003

ASEAN Attracted Marginal Increase in FDI Flows in First Half of Last Year, Jakarta, 19 February 2003

ASEAN Cooperation Forum on HIV/AIDS, Bangkok, 19-20 February 2003

European Community Awards 4 Million Euro Grant to ASEAN, Jakarta, 13 February 2003

January 2003

ASEAN Liberalizes Investment Rules, Jakarta, 31 January 2003

Joint Co-Chairmen's Statement of the 14th EU-ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, Brussels, 27-28 January 2003

ASEAN and EU Foreign Ministers Team Up to Combat Terrorism, Brussels, 27 January 2003

Joint Declaration on Co-operation to Combat Terrorism, 14th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting, Brussels, 27 January 2003

Joint Press Statement of the 2nd Meeting of ASEAN, China, Japan and Korea Tourism Ministers, Phnom Penh, 24 January 2003

Joint Press Statement of the 6th Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Ministers (6th M-ATM), Phnom Penh, 24 January 2003

ASEAN and EU Foreign Ministers to Enhance Efforts to Fight Terrorism, Jakarta, 24 January 2003

UNDP Approves US$1.45 Million Grant to ASEAN for Development Cooperation, Jakarta, 23 January 2003

ASEAN Police to Set Up Anti-Terrorism Task Force, Jakarta, 22 January 2003

Indonesian President Calls for Greater Cooperation to Combat Terrorism, Jakarta, 20 january 2003

Joint Press Statement of 2nd Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology, Yangon, 17 January 2003

ASEAN Environment Year 2003 Painting Competition

Ong Keng Yong assumes post as ASEAN Secretary-General, Jakarta, 6 January 2003

ASEAN Sec-Gen to Push for Intra-ASEAN Trade and Investments and Economic Integration, Jakarta, 6 January 2003

Deterring Terrorism, Developing ASEAN and Strengthening Linkages with Key Players are Top Priorities, Says Indonesian Foreign Minister, Jakarta, 6 January 2003

December 2002

Joint Communiqué of the 3rd ASEAN Ministers on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication, Siem Reap, Cambodia, 16 December 2002

November 2002

Press Release of the Seventh Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment and the 1st ASEAN +3 Environment Ministers Meeting, Lao PDR, 20-21 November 2002

Press Statement of Informal Consultations between the ASEAN Economic Ministers and the United States Trade Representative (AEM-USTR), Manila, 20 November 2002

ASEAN Integration Should Be In Line With National Development Goals, Says Indonesian Minister, 20 November 2002

ASEAN Sec-Gen Bestowed Award by Cambodian Monarch, 12 November 2002

Press Statement by the Chairman of the ASEAN-Japan Summit, ASEAN-Republic of Korea Summit, the 1st ASEAN-India Summit and the South African President's Briefing, Phnom Penh, 5 November 2002

Joint Statement of the First ASEAN-India Summit, Phnom Penh, 5 November 2002

ASEAN - Japan Sign Declaration on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership (CEP), 5 November 2002

Joint Declaration of the Leaders of ASEAN and Japan on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership, Phnom Penh, 5 November 2002

Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Co-Operation Between ASEAN and the People's Republic of China, Phnom Penh, 5 November 2002

Press Statement by the Chairman of the 8th ASEAN Summit, the 6th ASEAN + 3 Summit and ASEAN-China Summit, Phnom Penh, 4 November 2002

Joint Declaration of ASEAN and China on Cooperation in the Field of Non-Traditional Security Issues, Phnom Penh, 4 November 2002

ASEAN and China Sign Economic Pact, 4 November 2002

ASEAN and China Sign Declaration on the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, 4 November 2002

Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (2002)

ASEAN Leaders Sign Landmark Tourism Agreement, 4 November 2002

ASEAN Tourism Agreement, Phnom Penh, 4 November 2002

Declaration on Terrorism by the 8th ASEAN Summit, Phnom Penh, 3 November 2002

Memorandum of Understanding Between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat and the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China on Agricultural Cooperation, Phnom Penh, 2 November 2002

ASEAN and China to Step Up Agricultural Cooperation, 2 November 2002

October 2002

ASEAN Integration and the Marketing Community, Keynote Address of Rodolfo C. Severino Secretary General of ASEAN at the ASEAN Marketing 2002 Conference, Jakarta 30 Oktober 2002

ASEAN-China Free Trade Area Negotiations to Start Next Year

Bali Blasts Could Threaten Indonesia's Economic Recovery, Says Minister

ASEAN and APEC in a Globalizing World, Statement by Rodolfo C. Severino Secretary General of ASEAN at the APEC Ministerial Meeting, Mexico, 24 October 2002

The Seventh Conference of ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information (2002)

Opening Address by The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam at the 7th Conference of the ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information, Brunei Darussalam, 18 October 2002

Statement by the Chairman of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) on the Tragic Terrorist Bombing Attacks in Bali

ASEAN Sec-Gen Calls for Stronger Cooperation Against Terrorism and Greater Commitment to Regionalism, 15 October 2002

Singapore Youth Wins First ASEAN Young Speakers' Forum Award, 15 October 2002

ASEAN Secretary General's Letter to President Megawati on the Bali Incident, 14 October 2002

Joint Press Statement of the 2nd Meeting of the ASEAN Agriculture and Forestry Ministers and the Ministers of the Peoples Republic of China, Japan and Peoples Republic of Korea, Vientiane, 11 October 2002

Joint Press Statement of the 24th Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry, Vientiane, 10 October 2002

The Three Ages of ASEAN, Lecture delivered by Rodolfo C. Severino at the ARCO Forum of Public Affairs, Kennedy School of Government, 3 October 2002

September 2002

Chinese Leader Calls For Stronger Voice From Asia

The 1st China-ASEAN Media Cooperation Seminar

Memorandum of Understanding on Air Freight Services

Press Release of the 3rd Meeting of the ASEAN-Russia Joint Cooperation Committee, Moscow, 20 september 2002

Joint Press Statement of the 8th ASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting, Jakarta, Indonesia, 19-20 September 2002

Joint Press Statement of the 1st ASEAN Economic Ministers and Minister of India Consultation, Bandar Seri Begawan, 15 September 2002

Joint Press Statement of the 5th ASEAN Economic Ministers and the Ministers of People's Republic of China, Japan and Republic of Korea Consultation, Bandar Seri Begawan, 14 September 2002

Joint Press Statement of the 7th Consultation between ASEAN Economic Ministers and Ministers of the CER, Bandar Seri Begawan, 14 September 2002

Joint Press Statement of the 9th Consultation between ASEAN Economic Ministers and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Bandar Seri Begawan, 13 September 2002

Joint Press Statement of the First Consultation Between ASEAN Economic Ministers and the Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation of People's Republic of China, Bandar Seri Begawan, 13 September 2002

Joint Press Statement of the 44th Meeting of ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST), Kuala Lumpur, 11-13 September 2002

Joint Press Statement of the 34th ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting, Bandar Seri Begawan, 12 September 2002

Joint Press Statement of the 16th Meeting of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) Council, Bandar Seri Begawan, 11 September 2002

Joint Press Statement of the Fifth ASEAN Investment Area Ministerial Council, Bandar Seri Begawan, 11 September 2002

News Release on Seminar on E-Government Opportunities and Chalenges, Jakarta, 10 September 2002

Joint Press Statement of the 6th Meeting of the ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (DGICM), Bangkok, 4-6 September 2002

August 2002

Chairman's Statement on the 9th ASEAN Regional Forum, Bandar Seri Begawan, 31 July 2002

ASEAN and Civil Society, Address by Rodolfo C. Severino, Secretary-General of ASEAN, at the ASEAN People’s Assembly, Bali, 30 August 2002

Manila Declaration 2002

Press Statement of the 2nd ASEAN Telecommunications Ministers Meeting, Manila, 27-28 August 2002

ASEAN Forms Partnerships to Close the Development Gap Among Its Members

Opening address of H.E. Mr. Hor Namhong, Senior Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of The Kingdom of Cambodia At the IAI Development Cooperation Forum, Jakarta, 15 August 2002

Remarks by H.E. Dr. N. Hassan Wirajuda, Minister for Foreign Affairs Republic of Indonesia at the opening of IAI Development Cooperation Forum, Jakarta, 15 August 2002

Closing the Development Gap, Opening remarks of Rodolfo C. Severino, Secretary-General of ASEAN at the IAI Development Cooperation Forum, Jakarta, 15 August 2002

Integrating ASEAN's Newer Members, Statement of Rodolfo C. Severino, Secretary-General of ASEAN at the IAI Development Cooperation Forum, Jakarta, 15 August 2002

The Joint Ministerial Statement of the Initiative for Development in East Asia, Tokyo, 12 August 2002

ASEAN-United States of America Joint Declaration for Cooperation to Combat International Terrorism, Bandar Seri Begawan, 1 August 2002

ASEAN to Hold Development Cooperation Forum to Narrow the Development Gap

July 2002

Chairman's Statement on the 9th ASEAN Regional Forum, Bandar Seri Begawan, 31 July 2002

ARF Statement on Measures Against Terrorist Financing, Bandar Seri Begawan, 30 July 2002

Chairman's Press Statement of the 3rd ASEAN+3 Foreign Ministerial Meetings, Bandar Seri Begawan, 30 July 2002

Joint Communique of the 35th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, Bandar Seri Begawan, 29-30 July 2002

Keynote Address by His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam at the opening of the 35th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, Bandar Seri Begawan, 29 July 2002

Joint Press Statement of the 10th Meeting of the ASEAN Directors-General of Customs,Singapore, 23-24 July 2002

LIVING PULSE: FRIENDS OF ASEAN GALLERY

ASEAN Secretariat and Japan Foundation to Hold Textile Forum and Exhibition

ASEAN Launches Gas Pipeline Project

Joint Press Statement of the 20th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting, Bali, Indonesia, 5 July 2002

June 2002

US-ASEAN Business Council Organizing Tenth Annual U.S. Ambassadors Tour

Joint Statement of the Ministers Responsible for Environment of the Member States of ASEAN to the World Summit on Sustainable Development, Bali, Indonesia, 4 June 2002

ASEAN Signs Agreement to Tackle Haze

Press Release of the 9th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Haze, Kuala Lumpur, 11 June 2002

Joint Communique of the 5th Meeting of ASEAN Law Ministers, Bangkok, 17-18 June 2002

American companies in the ASEAN region say the local and world economies will recover before mid 2003

May 2002

Joint Ministerial Statement of the ASEAN + 3 Finance Ministers Meeting, Shanghai, 10 May 2002

Joint Communique of the 16th ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting, Vientiane, Laos, 9-10 May 2002

ASEAN statement on the independence of East Timor

Joint Communique of the Special ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Terrorism, Kuala Lumpur, 20-21 May 2002

Joint Press Statement of the 43rd Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 15-17 May 2002

Keynote Address of H.E. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines, at Symposium on AFTA and Beyond, Manila, 30 may 2002

ASEAN Secretariat & US-ASEAN Business Council Develop AFTA Tariff Database, Manila, Philippines, and Washington, DC, 30 May 2002

April 2002

ASEAN Adopts Mutual Recognition Agreement on Electronic and Electrical Equipment, Jakarta, 5 April 2002

Joint Ministerial Statement of the Sixth ASEAN Finance Ministers’ Meeting, Yangon, Myanmar, 5-6 April 2002

Joint Press Statement of ASEAN Economic Ministers and the United States Trade Representative on Their Consultations (AEM-USTR), Bangkok, Thailand, 5 April 2002

ASEAN ART AWARDS 2002: Discovering Unity in Regional Diversity

March 2002

ASEAN Secretary-General calls for ASEAN economic integration to compete with China

ASEAN prepares for haze recurrence, anticipates weak EL NIÑO in 2002

6th ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting on Healthy Lifestyles, Vientiane, 14-15 March 2002

Declaration of the 6th ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting on Healthy ASEAN Lifestyles, Vientiane, 15 March 2002

Laos joins the ASEAN Promotion Center in Tokyo

February 2002

Croatian President Visits the ASEAN Secretariat

Blueprint for closing development gaps in ASEAN endorsed

ASEAN to launch eFarmers Internet hub

ASEAN Launches Agriculture Internet Hub

January 2002

Fourth Meeting of the ASEAN-India Joint Cooperation, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 26 January 2002

Press Statement of the 1st Meeting of ASEAN and China, Japan and Korea Tourism MInisters, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 25 January 2002

Joint Press Statement of the 5th Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Ministers, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, 24 January 2002

Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra visits the ASEAN Secretariat, 18 January 2002

ASEAN to forge tourism partnership with China, Japan and Korea

Indonesian President Megawati Soekarnoputri to Keynote AFTA Symposium on 31 January 2002

The ASEAN Free Trade Area: An IHT Special Report

November 2001

Regional Approach Key to Combating HIV/AIDS

ASEAN Commits to Fight HIV/AIDS

AIDS Activists Applaud ASEAN Drugs Initiative

Press Statement by the Chairman of the 7th ASEAN Summit and the 5th ASEAN + 3 Summit, Brunei Darussalam, 5 November 2001

7th ASEAN Summit Declaration on HIV/AIDS, Brunei Darussalam, 5 November 2001

Press Statement by the Chairman of the 7th ASEAN Summit and the Three ASEAN + 1 Summits, Brunei Darussalam, 6 November 2001

Forging Closer ASEAN-China Economic Relations in the 21st Century

ASEAN Secretary General Severino Receives Sikatuna Award

Press Release of the First Meeting of the ACCORD Plan of Action Task Forces, Bali, Indonesia, 12-14 November 2001

Joint Press Statement of the 16th US-ASEAN Dialogue, Washington D.C., 29 November 2001

2001 ASEAN Declaration on Joint Action to Counter Terrorism

October 2001

ASEAN Satellite Session on HIV AIDS, Melbourne, 8 October 2001

Joint Communique of the Third ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC), Singapore, 11 October 2001

The Twenty-Third Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry, Medan, 5 October 2001

Joint Press Statement of the Seventh ASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 25-26 October 2001

The First Meeting of the ASEAN Agriculture and Forestry Ministers and the Ministers of Peoples Republic of China, Japan and Republic of Korea, Medan, 5 October 2001

September 2001

Joint Press Statement, 5th Meeting of ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Division of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (DGICM), Singapore, 3-5 September 2001

Joint Press Statement, Seventh ASEAN Senior Law Officials Meeting (ASLOM), Singapore, 10-11 September 2001

Joint Press Statement of the Second Consultation between the ASEAN Economics Ministers and the EU Trade Commission, Hanoi, 12 September 2001

Joint Press Statement of the Fourth ASEAN Economic Ministers and the Ministers of Peoples Republic of China, Japan and Republic of Korea Consultation, Hanoi, 12 September 2001

Joint Press Statement of the Eighth Consultation between the ASEAN Economic Ministers and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Hanoi, 12 September 2001

Joint Press Statement of the Fourth Meeting of the ASEAN Investment Area Ministerial Council, Hanoi, 14 September 2001

Joint Press Statement of the Fifteenth Meeting of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) Council, Hanoi, 14 September 2001

ASEAN Moves Ahead With Integration Agenda, Hanoi, 14 September 2001

Keynote Address by H.E. Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, at the Opening Ceremony of the 33rd ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meeting, Hanoi, 15 September 2001

Joint Press Statement of the Thirty-Third ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting, Hanoi, 15 September 2001

AFTA-CER Countries agree on closer Economic Partnership, Hanoi, 16 September 2001

Joint Press Statement of the Sixth Consultation between the ASEAN Economic Ministers and Ministers of the CER, Hanoi, 16 September 2001

Joint Press Statement, Ninth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology, Bandar Seri Begawan, 17-18 September 2001

Joint Press Release, 14th Meeting of the EC-ASEAN Joint Cooperation Committee, Brussels, 18-19 September 2001

Joint Press Statement, Third Meeting of the ASEAN Heads of Statistical Offices (AHSOM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 24-25 September 2001

ASEAN SG's letter to the US Secretary of State on the terrorists attack on the United States

Letter of Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Darussalam and Chairman of ASEAN Standing Committee, to the US Secretary of State on the terrorists attack on the United States

Ministerial Statement on International Terrorism, Hanoi, 12 September 2001

ASEAN Secretary-General urges integration of ASEAN Market, Hanoi, 13 September 2001

August 2001

navigation Press Room

July 2001

ASEAN launches CEPT Outreach Program

Joint Press Statement of the Nineteenth ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (2001)

Press Statement of the First ASEAN Telecommunications Ministers Meeting, 14 July 2001

Press Statement of the Customs DGs Meeting, 14 July 2001

ASEAN announces winners in photo tilt

Ha Noi Declaration on Narrowing Development Gap for Closer ASEAN Integration

Joint Communique of the 34th AMM

Press Briefing by United States Secretary of State Colin L. Powell in Hanoi, Vietnam, July 26, 2001

Chairman's Statement of the Eighth Meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum

May 2001

Joint Press Statement of theThird Meeting of the ASEAN Economic Ministers and the Ministers of People's Republic of China, Japan and Republic of Korea ( 4 May 2001)

Joint Press Statement of the Forty-First Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (9-11 May 2001)

Joint Communique of the Fifteenth Meeting of the ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting (10-11 May 2001)

Press Statement of the Sixth Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (15-16 May 2001)

The Joint Ministerial Statement of the ASEAN + 3 Finance Ministers Meeting (9 May 2001)

April 2001

Press Release: US and ASEAN to cooperate on Trade-Related Standards and Conformance Issues (6 April 2001)

The Joint Ministerial Statement of the Fifth ASEAN Finance Ministers Meeting (7-8 April 2001)

March 2001

Press Release: ASEAN to Hold AFTA Workshop (19 March 2001)

Joint Press Statementof the Third ASEAN-China Joint Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation(28 March 2001)

February 2001

Press Release: ASEAN launches a network for occupational safety and health

January 2001

ASEAN launches Visit ASEAN Campaign ( 9 - 16 January 2001)

Joint Press Statement of the Fourth Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Ministers (13 January 2001)

November 2000

Yangon2000 Declaration on Preparing ASEAN Youth for the Challenges of Globalisation(2000)

Joint Press Statement of theThird ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Youth (2 November 2000)

Joint Press Release of the Fourtieth Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (1-3 November 2000)

Press Release: ASEANLaunches Investment Publications (23 November 2000)

IBM and ASEAN Secretariat Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Technology Collaboration (23 November 2000)

Joint PressStatement on the Protocol Regarding the Implementation of the CEPT SchemeTemporary Exclusion List (23 November 2000)

PressStatement by Chairman of the Fourth ASEAN Informal Summit (25 November 2000)

Press Release e-ASEAN Agreement (25 November 2000)

Press Release: ASEANOpens Treaty for Accession (29 November 2000)

October 2000

The 14th AFTA Council Ministerial Meeting (2000)

Joint Press Statement of the Third Meeting of the ASEAN Investment Area (AIA) Council (4 October 2000)

Joint Press Statement of the Sixth ASEAN Transport Minister Meeting (4-5 October 2000)

Joint Press Statement of the5th Consultations Between the ASEAN EconomicMinisters and the Ministers of CER, 6 October 2000

Joint Press Statement of the Consultations Between the ASEAN EconomicMinisters and the EU Trade Commissioner, 6 October 2000

Joint Press Statement of the Second Meeting of the ASEAN Economic Ministers and the Ministers of People's Republic of China, Japan and Republic of Korea, 7 October 2000

Joint Press Statement of the Seventh Consultation between the ASEAN Economic Ministers and the Minister of International Trade and Industry of Japan, 7 October 2000

Joint Press Statement of the Eighth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Environment, 6-7 October 2000

The Sixth Conference of ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information (9-13 October 2000)

Bangkok Political Declaration in Pursuit of A Drug-Free ASEAN 2015 (11-13 October 2000)

Press Release of ASEAN and China on a Joint Regional Plan to Achieve a Drug-Free ASEAN by 2015 (13 October 2000)

Joint Press Statement of the 4th Meeting of ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Divisions of ASEAN Ministries of Foreign Affairs (16-18 October 2000)

Joint Press Statement of the 22nd Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) (26-27 October 2000)

ASEAN and China Cooperative Operations in Response to Dangerous Drugs (ACCORD) (13 October2000)

Joint Press Statement of the Thirty-Second ASEAN Economic Minister Meeting (5 October 2000)

September 2000

PRESS RELEASE: The Joint Ministerial Statement of the Special ASEAN Finance Ministers Meeting (25 September 2000)

PRESS RELEASE: The 8th Meeting of the ASEAN Sub-committee on Education (25-26 September 2000)

PRESS RELEASE: ASEAN Intensifies Campaign Against Drugs (28 September 2000)

PRESS RELEASE: ASEAN Environment Ministers to Tackle Haze Problem (28 September 2000)

August 2000

Joint Press Release of 11th Meeting of the ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment (1-3 August 2000)

Press Statement of Third Meeting of the High Level Task Force on the AFTA-CER Free Trade Area (AFTA-CER FTA) (2-3 August 2000)

Establishment of the ASEAN Occupational Safety and Health Network Secretariat (2-3 August 2000)

PRESS RELEASE: ASEAN Body Seeks to Boost E-Commerce (28 August 2000)

PRESS RELEASE: The 23rd Meeting of the ASEAN Sub-Committee on Meteorology and Geophysics (28 August - 1 September 2000)

July 2000

Joint Press Release of the 18th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (3 July 2000)

PRESS RELEASE: East Asian Foreign Ministers to Meet (July 2000)

JOINT COMMUNIQUE: 33rd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (25 July 2000)

Chairman's Statement of the 7th ASEAN Regional Forum (27 July 2000)

Joint Press Statement of 8th ASEAN Director-General of Customs Meeting (28-29 July 2000)

Declaration of the Second HIV/AIDS ASEAN Regional Workshop of Islamic Religious Leaders (28-31 July 2000)

June 2000

Joint Press Statement of the 18th ASEAN-Australia Forum (29 June 2000)

May 2000

Joint Press Statement of The First Meeting of the ASEAN Economic Ministers and Ministers of the People's Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (2 May 2000)

Joint Press Release of the 39th Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST) (10-12 May 2000)

Vision and Mission Statement of the ASEAN Labour Ministers (11 May 2000)

The Fourteenth Meeting of the ASEAN Labour Ministers (11-12 May 2000)

Joint Press Statement of the 15th ASEAN-US Dialogue (24-25 May 2000)

April 2000

Joint Press Statement of the Fifth Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (4 April 2000)

Special Report on Forest Fire and Haze Situation in Indonesia and Action Taken (4 April 2000)

Joint Press Statement of the 1st Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Science and Technology (8 April 2000)

ASEAN to Send Investment Missions to the US and Europe (14 April 2000)

ASEAN Economic Ministers to Hold Annual Retreat

Joint Press Statement of the 16th Meeting of the Forum of the Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities/Authorities (28 April 2000)

Declaration of the 5th ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting on Healthy ASEAN 2020 (28-29 April 2000)

March 2000

ASEAN Centre for Energy Celebrates 1st Anniversary (2 March 2000)

PRESS RELEASE: ASEAN Tackles Smoke Haze (10 March 2000)

PRESS RELEASE: ASEAN and China held a successful consultation on Regional Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (15 March 2000)

The Joint Ministerial Statement of the Fourth ASEAN Finance Ministers Meeting (25 March 2000)

February 2000

First Meeting of the High Level Task Force on the AFTA-CER Free Trade Area (AFTA-CER FTA) (8-9 February 2000)

PRESS RELEASE: AFTA-CER Free Trade to be Established

Joint Communique of the 2nd Meeting of ASEAN Ministers on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication (19 February 2000)

ASEAN to Send Ministerial Mission for Investment Promotion in Japan (25 February 2000)

January 2000

Joint Press Statement of the Third Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Ministers (23 January 2000)

ASEAN and AUSTRALIA to Cooperate on Haze Control (28 January 2000)

December 1999

Joint Press Statement of the 3rd Meeting of ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Divisions of ASEAN Ministries of Foreign Affairs (13-14 December 1999)

ASEAN Secretariat Y2K Compliant (17 December 1999)

November 1999

Joint Communique of the Fourth Meeting of ASEAN Law Ministers (5-6 November 1999)

ASEAN Secretary-General Welcomes US-China Trade Agreement (16 November 1999)

Manila Summit to Bolster Recovery of ASEAN Economies (18 November 1999)

PRESS RELEASE: ASEAN Ministers to Present Draft Code of Conduct to China (25 November 1999)

PRESS RELEASE: JMM to Meet in Manila Summit For the First Time (25 November 1999)

PRESS RELEASE: NCCA Presents ASEAN Cultural Heritage During 3rd Informal Summit (25 November 1999)

PRESS RELEASE: RP to Propose Cooperation Measures in Manila Summit (25 November 1999)

PRESS RELEASE: ASEAN to Call For Closer Political, Security Arrangements in the Region (25 November 1999)

PRESS RELEASE: ASEAN Poised For Higher, Sustainable Growth (25 November 1999)

Joint Ministerial Statement of the Special ASEAN Finance Ministers Meeting (25 November 1999)

PRESS RELEASE: ASEAN Surveillance Report Confirms Economic Recovery (26 November 1999)

ASEAN Ministers Push For Economic And Fiscal Reforms (26 November 1999)

PRESS RELEASE: ASEAN Releases Two Investment Publications (26 November 1999)

PRESS RELEASE: ASEAN Economies Have Recovered From Crisis, Ministers Agree at JMM (26 November 1999)

PRESS RELEASE: ASEAN Bats For 2.3 to 3.4 Percent (26 November 1999)

PRESS RELEASE: ASEAN Notes Both Threats And Opportunities in China's Entry Into WTO (26 November 1999)

PRESS RELEASE: More FDI Flows Into ASEAN Seen in 2000 (26 November 1999)

PRESS RELEASE: Cambodia experience shows success of ASEAN's investment in peace (28 November 1999)

PRESS RELEASE: President Estrada leads ASEAN leaders in crossing bridge to the future (28 November 1999)

PRESS RELEASE: President Estrada challenges I.T. leaders to bring benefits of technology to the masses (28 November 1999)

PRESS RELEASE: Statement of the Secretary-General of ASEAN on the Joint Statement on East Asia Cooperation (28 November 1999)

PRESS RELEASE: Prime Minister Obuchi announced to Extend 15.3 billion pesos in Special Loans to the Philippines (28 November 1999)

PRESS RELEASE: Statement of ASEAN Secretary-General Rodolfo Severino on the Offer of Support to the ASEAN Secretariat By Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (28 November 1999)

Press Statement of the Chairman of the Special Joint Ministerial Meeting

Press Statement of Secretary Pardo on the Special Joint Ministerial Meeting (SJMM)

Statement of Secretary Pardo at the Special Joint Ministerial Meeting (SJMM)

Opening Statement of Hon. Edgardo B. Espiritu, Co-Chairman of the Special Joint Ministerial Meeting

Welcome Statement of the Hon. Domingo L. Siazon, Jr., Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines As Co-Chairman of the Special Joint Ministerial Meeting (JMM)

Welcome Remarks of His Excellency Joseph Ejercito Estrada, President of the Republic of the Philippines and Chairman of the Third ASEAN Informal Summit

Press Statement by Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi

Address by Premier Zhu Rongji of the People's Republic of China at the Third ASEAN+3 Informal Summit

Address by Premier Zhu Rongji of the People's Republic of China at the Third ASEAN+1 Informal Summit

Speech of H.E. President Kim Dae-Jung of the Republic of Korea at the ASEAN+3 Informal Summit

Speech of H.E. President Kim Dae-Jung of the Republic of Korea at the ASEAN+1 Informal Summit

Chairman Press Statement

Joint Statement on East Asia Cooperation

October 1999

Joint Press Statement of the Fourth Informal Consultation Between the ASEAN Economic Ministers and the Ministers From the CER Countries (1 October 1999)

Extension to the Memorandum of Understanding Concerning Cooperation on Standards and Conformance Between the Governments of Brunei Darussalam, the Republic of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of

ASEAN Affirms Energy Security (5 October 1999)

SEANWFZ Executive Committee Holds Inaugural Meeting (13 October 1999)

ASEAN: WTO Round Should Consider the Interests of Southeast Asia (20 October 1999)

Press Release of the 17th Meeting of the ASEAN Sub-Committee on Health and Nutrition (23 October 1999)

Joint Press Release of the 38th Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (29 October 1999)

Joint Press Release of the 21st Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (29 October 1999)

ASEAN Expands Cooperation in Agriculture and Forest Products (29 October 1999)

September 1999

Joint Press Statement of the 31st ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting (30 September 1999)

Protocol on the Special Arrangement For Sensitive And Highly Sensitive Products (30 September 1999)

Joint Press Statement of the 13th Meeting of the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) Council (29 September 1999)

Joint Press Statement of the 2nd Meeting of the ASEAN Investment Area (AIA) Council (29 September 1999)

Joint Press Statement of the Fifth ASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting (15-16 September 1999)

Joint Press Release of the Tenth Meeting of the ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment (15-16 September 1999)

Press Release of the 18th Meeting of the ASEAN Sub-Committee on Women (10-12 September 1999)

August 1999

Joint Press Statement of the Eighth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Haze (26 August 1999)

ASEAN Secretary-General: Reforms And integration in East Asia Could Strengthen Regional Stability (16 August 1999)

Asean Responds to the Haze Situation (13 August 1999)

ASEAN intensifies Monitoring of the Haze in the Region (5 August 1999)

July 1999

Chairman's Statement of the Sixth Meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum (26 July 1999)

Joint Communique of the 32nd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (23-24 July 1999)

ASEAN Ministers Formally Adopts 1998 Annual Report (24 July 1999)

ASEAN Secretary-General Urges Strengthening of Private Sector in Newer ASEAN Members (22 July 1999)

Opening Statement of the ASEAN Secretary-General at the Media Briefing on the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (21 July 1999)

Joint Press Statement of the Seventh Meeting of the ASEAN Directors-General of Customs (13-14 July 1999)

Joint Press Statement of the Seventh ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Haze (6 July 1999)

Joint Press Statement of the Seventeenth ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting (17th AMEM) (3 July 1999)

June 1999

Joint Communique of the Second ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (23 June 1999)

Media Release, ASEAN Reaffirms Commitment to Regional Economic integration (23 June 1999)

Media Release, Myanmar to Host the Second ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (18 June 1999)

May 1999

Joint Press Release, the Thirteenth ASEAN-EC Joint Cooperation Committee Meeting (27 May 1999)

Joint Press Release, the Thirty-Seventh Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (21 May 1999)

ASEAN Labour Ministers Tackle the Impact of the Crisis (15 May 1999)

ASEAN Labour Ministers to Meet in Myanmar (11 May 1999)

ASEAN Calls For Greater international Cooperation (6 May 1999)

ASEAN to Hold a Development Forum (5 May 1999)

April 1999

Kingdom of Cambodia

ASEAN Admits Cambodia (30 April 1999)

ASEAN Customs Questionnaire for Business (30 April 1999)

Joint Press Statement of the 15th Meeting of the Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities/Authorities (23 April 1999)

Joint Press Statement, Sixth ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Haze (16 April 1999)

Severino Calls For ASEAN-PECC Close Partnership (15 April 1999)

Press Release, 21st Meeting of the ASEAN Senior officials on Drug Matters (8 April 1999)

ASEAN, China Discuss Economic Recovery (5 April 1999)

March 1999

ADB Supports ASEAN Surveillance Process (25 March 1999)

Joint Ministerial Statement of the Third ASEAN Finance Ministers Meeting (20 March 1999)

1st ASEAN+China, Japan, Korea (ASEAN+3) Deputy Finance Ministers and Deputy General Bank Governors Meeting (18 March 1999)

China to train 10 young diplomats of ASEAN