2008 ASEAN Statements and Communiqués
 
December 2008

  Press Release - The Republic of Korea Appoints its First Ambassador to ASEAN, ASEAN Secretariat, 23 December 2008
  Press Release - TCG Report Reviews the Current Situation for Cyclone-Affected People, Yangon, Myanmar, 19 December 2008

  Press Release - ASEAN Economic Ministers Signed Key Agreements on Trade in Goods, Trade in Services and Investment, Singapore, 16 December 2008
  Press Release of the Tripartite Core Group - Periodic Review: Urgent Needs Still to be Met for the Cyclone Affected People, Yangon, Myanmar, 15 December 2008.
  Press Statement by the Chairman of ASEAN on the Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, ASEAN Secretariat, 15 December 2008
  Press Release - ASEAN Secretary-General Saddened by Death of Former Indonesian Foreign Minister Ali Alatas, ASEAN Secretariat, 11 December 2008
  Press Release - ASEAN Foreign Ministers to Celebrate the Entry into Force of the ASEAN Charter at the ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN Secretariat, 9 December 2008
  Joint Statement by the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management for the Third Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, Kuala Lumpur, 2-4 December 2008
  Press Release - Statement from Secretary-General of ASEAN on Postponement of 14th ASEAN Summit, 2 December 2008
  ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement Enters into Force, Jakarta, 1 December 2008
November 2008

  Press Release - Secretary-General Sympathises with Thai Leaders’ Hesitation on Postponement of 14th ASEAN Summit, Office of the Secretary-General, ASEAN Secretariat, 30 November 2008
  Statement by the Public Affairs Office, ASEAN Secretariat, 27 November 2008
  ASEAN Secretariat and Shaanxi Province Promote Economic and Trade Cooperation, Jakarta, 27 November 2008
  Joint Statement of the ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (DGICM) + Australia Consultation, Kuala Lumpur, 5 November 2008
  Joint Press Statement of the Twelveth Meeting of the ASEAN Directors-General Of Immigration Departments and Heads Of Consular Affairs Divisions Of Ministries Of Foreign Affairs (DGICM), Kuala Lumpur, 4 – 5 November 2008
  ASEAN Charter Enters into Force Next Month, Bangkok, 15 November 2008

  Indonesia Becomes 9th ASEAN Member State to Deposit Instrument of Ratification of the ASEAN Charter, ASEAN Secretariat, 13 November 2008
  Joint ASEAN-UN Press Release - Rising Southeast Asia Mobility Highlights Need for Better Coordinated HIV Efforts: ASEAN-UN report assesses ASEAN countries’ responses to HIV needs of mobile populations, ASEAN Secretariat, 13 November 2008
  Philippines Deposits Instrument of Ratification of the ASEAN Charter, ASEAN Secretariat, 12 November 2008
  Joint Ministerial Statement of the Sixth ASEAN and Japan Transport Ministers Meeting, Manila, 7 November 2008
  “Nanning Output on Social Development and Poverty Reduction Forum for consideration of China-ASEAN Cooperation”, The 2nd China-ASEAN Forum on Social Development and Poverty Reduction. Nanning, China, 4-6 November 2008
  Joint Statement of the Fourth Summit among Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, Ha Noi, 6 November 2008
  Joint Ministerial Statement of the Seventh ASEAN and China Transport Ministers Meeting (ATM+China), Manila, 7 November 2008
  Joint Ministerial Statement of the Fourteenth ASEAN Transport Ministers (ATM) Meeting, Manila, 6 November 2008
  Press Release - ASEAN Secretariat and Hubei Province Celebrate Cooperation Agreement, ASEAN Secretariat, 6 November 2008
  Press Release of the Tripartite Core Group - Six months after Cyclone Nargis Continued need for relief and long term support, Yangon, Myanmar, 2 November 2008
October 2008

  Joint Press Statement of the Eight Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministers of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (8th AMAF Plus Three), Ha Noi, 24 October 2008
  Joint Press Statement of the Thirtieth Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (30th AMAF), Ha Noi, 23 October 2008
  Chairman’s Press Statement of the Special ASEAN Summit Meeting, Beijing, 23 October 2008
  Press Release - Japan Appoints its Ambassador to ASEAN, ASEAN Secretariat, 22 October 2008
  Media Release – Sixth Meeting of the Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee (MSC) on Transboundary Haze Pollution, Phuket, Thailand, 22 October 2008
  Press Release - ASEAN EMBARKS ON NEW ERA - ASEAN Charter Fully Ratified, ASEAN Secretariat, 21 October 2008
  Joint Statement of the Seventh ASEAN Law Ministers Meeting (ALAWMM), Bandar Seri Begawan, 20 October 2008
  Press Release - ASEAN Schools Tour 2008 Makes Its First Stop in Singapore, 20 October 2008
  Press Release - TCG Launches First Periodic Review of Humanitarian Relief and Early Recovery Efforts in Cyclone Nargis Affected Areas, Yangon, Myanmar, 19 October 2008

  Press Release - Secretary-General of ASEAN Welcomes Appointment of New Zealand’s First Ambassador to ASEAN, ASEAN Secretariat, 17 October 2008
  Nanning Co-Chairs’ Statement for the Meeting of China-ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information, Nanning, Guangxi, China, 16 October 2008
  Joint Press Statement of the Second ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Minerals, Manila, 16 October 2008
  Joint Press Statement of the 6th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication (SOMRDPE) and 1st ASEAN + 3 Senior Officials Meeting on Rural Development and Poverty Eradication (SOMRDPE + 3), Singapore, 13-15 October 2008
  Joint Statement of the Third ASEAN Plus Three Health Ministers Meeting, Manila, 10 October 2008
  Ministerial Statement of the Inaugural EAS Environment Ministers Meeting, Ha Noi, 9 October 2008
  Press Release – Third ASEAN Plus Three Health Ministers Meeting, Manila, 10 October 2008
  Co-Chairs Press Release of the ASEAN-Russia 6th Joint Planning and Management Committee Meeting and the 7th Joint Cooperation Committee Meeting, Saint-Petersburg, 9 October 2008
  Press Release - United Nations and ASEAN Raise Awareness of Need for Safer Communities amid Natural Disasters, “Observance included announcement of winners of regional school drawing competition”, 10 October 2008
  ASEAN Finance Ministers in Dubai to Woo Gulf Investors, Dubai, 8 October 2008
  Joint Ministerial Statement of The ASEAN Finance Ministers, Dubai, 8 October 2008
  11th Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment, 4th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution and 7th ASEAN Plus Three Environment Ministers Meeting, Ha Noi, Viet Nam, 8-9 October 2008
September 2008

  8th Press Release of the Tripartite Core Group - ‘Continued Commitment is Key to Sustained Assistance to Cyclone Survivors’, Myanmar, 30 September 2008
  Secretary-General Convenes High-Level Meeting of 'Group of Friends' of Myanmar
  ASEAN-led Humanitarian Operations Praised at the UN’s Friends of Myanmar Meeting
  ASEAN Charter Gets the Nod in Thailand, ASEAN Secretariat, 17 September 2008
  7th TCG Press Release - Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Surin Pitsuwan Visit Marks the 100-day Establishment of the Tripartite Core Group (TCG), Myanmar, 11 September 2008
  ASEAN SG Welcomes Appointment of Australia’s First Ambassador to ASEAN, ASEAN Secretariat, 17 September 2008
  Press Release - ASEAN – GCC to Elevate Relations to Regular Ministerial Meetings, Riyadh, 17 September 2008
  Press Release - Russia Contributes US$1 Million to Fund Cooperation Activities with ASEAN, ASEAN Secretariat, 13 September 2008
  Press Release - Thailand Hosts the 6th ASEAN Lecture, Bangkok, 8 September 2008

  Press Release - Secretary-General of ASEAN, Surin Pitsuwan, Observes Progress of Community-Based Early Recovery Pilot Project at Seik Gyi Village, Myanmar, 6 September 2008
  Press Release - ASEAN Secretariat Enters into Cooperation Agreement with Guangdong Province, China, ASEAN Secretariat, 5 September 2008

August 2008

  Joint Media Statement of the Sixth AEM-India Consultations, Singapore, 28 August 2008
  Joint Media Statement of the Seventh AEM – MOFCOM Consultations, Singapore, 27 August 2008
  Second Announcement by the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) – Fourth ASEAN Regional Disaster Emergency Response Simulation Exercise Kicks off in Thailand, 27 August 2008
  Joint Media Statement of the Fortieth ASEAN Economic Ministers’ (AEM) Meeting, Singapore, 25-26 August 2008
  Announcement by the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM): ASEAN’s Regional Emergency Response and Humanitarian Assistance Capacities Put to the Test in Simulated Typhoon Disaster Scenario, 22 August 2008
  ‘Tapestry of Thai Beauty and Grace” charms Jakarta on ASEAN Day, Jakarta, 8 August 2008
  ASEAN Turns 41, ASEAN Secretariat, 8 August 2008
  Norway Strengthens ASEAN’s Role in Humanitarian Efforts, 5 August 2008
July 2008

  Chairman’s Statement of the 15th ASEAN Regional Forum, Singapore, 24 July 2008
  ASEAN Chairman's Statement on the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conferences (PMC) +1 Sessions, Singapore , 23 July 2008
  Chairman’s Statement of the EAS Foreign Ministers’ Informal Consultations, Singapore , 22 July 2008
  Chairman's Statement of the 9th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers Meeting, Singapore , 22 July 2008
  Joint Communique of the 41st ASEAN Ministerial Meeting, "One ASEAN at the Heart of Dynamic Asia", Singapore, 21 July 2008
  2nd ASEC Brown Bag Series: Reflections on the ASEAN Dispute Settlement Mechanism, ASEAN Secretariat, 22 July 2008
  Joint ASEAN-UN Press Release - Comprehensive Assessment of Cyclone Nargis Impact Provides Clearer Picture of Relief and Recovery Needs , Singapore, 21 July 2008
  Press Release – 3rd Press Release of the Tripartite Core Group, Yangon, Myanmar, 18 July 2008
  PONJA Report Ready for Launch on 21 July 2008, ASEAN Secretariat, 15 July 2008
  US$303.8 Million Still Needed to Assist Victims of Cyclone Nargis, ASEAN Secretariat, 10 July 2008

  UN Expresses Appreciation to ASEAN Leadership in Assisting Victims of Cyclone Nargis, ASEAN Secretariat, 10 July 2008
  ASEAN Ready to Increase Cooperation with the UN Systems in Assisting Victims of Cyclone Nargis, ASEAN Secretariat, 10 July 2008

  Press Release – Landmark ASEAN-JICA Partnership, ASEAN Secretariat, 16 July 2008
  Press Release - Programmes Worth Ten Million Euros Launched to Enhance ASEAN-EU Cooperation, 15 July 2008
  Press Release – Secretary-General of ASEAN Launches ASEC Brown Bag Series, ASEAN Secretariat, 4 July 2008
  2nd Press Release of the Tripartite Core Group - Further Inroad to Relief and Early Recovery for Victims of Cyclone Nargis, Yangon, 2 July 2008
  Secretary-General of ASEAN Expresses Condolences to The Philippines on Typhoon Feng Shen and Ferry Capsize, ASEAN Secretariat, 1 July 2008

May 2008

  Media Release – Secretary-General of ASEAN sees Signs of Progress in Assisting Cyclone Nargis Victims, 30 May 2008
  ASEAN Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation Relating to Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigation, Cebu, Philippines, 29 May 2008
  Press Release - ASEAN Transport Officials Signs MOU on Aircraft Accident and Incident Investigations, 29 May 2008
  Media Release - Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister to Lead Coordinating Core Group in Yangon, 28 May 2008
  Press Release - Chair of ASEAN Humanitarian Task Force Meets International Organisations and Groups to Coordinate Humanitarian Operations for the Victims of Cyclone Nargis, 27 May 2008
  ASEAN-UN International Pledging Conference on Cyclone Nargis, Yangon, Myanmar, 25 May 2008
  Press Statement – Inaugural Relief Flight for Victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar from Don Mueang Airport Thailand, Bangkok, 24 May 2008
  Co-chairs’ Statement of the 22nd ASEAN-Australia Forum, Canberra, 22 May 2008
  Press Notice - Laos to Host ASEAN Anti-Wildlife Crime Task Forces, Vientiane, 21 May 2008
  Press Release - Working Visit of H.E. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary – General of ASEAN to Yangon
  Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting Chairman's Statement, Singapore, 19 May 2008
  World Bank Pledges Support for ASEAN, Washington, 15 May 2008
  Press Release - Secretary-General of ASEAN Expresses Condolences to the Chinese Leadership on the Sichuan Earthquake, ASEAN Secretariat, 15 May 2008
  Joint Statement of the ASEAN Plus Three Labour Ministers Meeting, Bangkok, 8 May 2008
  Joint Communique of the Twentieth ASEAN Labour Ministers Meeting, Bangkok, 8 May 2008
  Co-Chairmen’s Statement of the Fifth ASEAN-Canada Dialogue, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, 12-14 May 2008

  Media Release - ASEAN to lead international Coalition of Mercy for Myanmar, Secretary-General of ASEAN Surin Pitsuwan to meet World Bank President Robert Zoellick in Washington DC, Issued 13 May 2005, ASEAN Secretariat
  Media Release - ASEAN forms Emergency Rapid Assessment Team for Myanmar, ASEAN Secretariat, 13 May 2008
  Media Release - Secretary-General of ASEAN welcomes Economic Ministers’ Determination to Press Ahead with Economic Integration and to Continue Fair Trade Practices in Rice, ASEAN Secretariat, 5 May 2008
  Press Release – Inaugural Best of ASEAN Performing Arts: The Mosaic Archipelago, Jakarta, 6 May 2008
  Press Release - ASEAN Members Urged to Support International Emergency Relief for Cyclone Victims in Myanmar, ASEAN Secretariat, 5 May 2008
  Joint Ministerial Statement of the 11th ASEAN Plus Three ASEAN Ministers Meeting, Madrid, Spain, 4 May 2008
  ASEAN Economic Ministers Statement on the Doha Development Agenda, Bali, Indonesia, 3 May 2008
  Joint Ministerial Statement on Food Security, ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Retreat, Bali, Indonesia, 3 May 2008
  Press Release – Secretary-General of ASEAN Welcomes Confirmation of First U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN, ASEAN Secretariat, 2 May 2008
April 2008

  Press Release – ASEAN is Ready to Tackle Soaring Food Prices, ASEAN Secretariat, 28 April 2008
  Press Release - Cambodia Deposits Its Instrument of Ratification of the ASEAN Charter, ASEAN Secretariat, 18 April 2008
  Press Release - ASEAN SG Hails Completion of the Signing of the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, ASEAN Secretariat, 15 April 2008
  Press Release – ASEAN Secretary-General Calls for Rules-Based Implementation of the ASEAN Economic Community, ASEAN Secretariat, 14 April 2008
  Completion of the Signing of the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, 14 April 2008
  Press Release – ASEAN Finance Ministers Vow to be Vigilant Against Global Volatility
  Press Release – Viet Nam Hands Over Instrument of Ratification for ASEAN Charter to Secretary-General of ASEAN, 10 April 2008
  Media Release – ASEAN SG Welcomes Impending Appointment of the First US Envoy to ASEAN, ASEAN Secretariat, 10 April 2008
  Press Release - Cambodia Ratifies the ASEAN Charter, 2 April 2008
March 2008

  Joint Statement of the 3rd ASEAN Education Ministers Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, 15 March 2008
February 2008

  Press Release - Germany and ASEAN to Cooperate In Strengthening ASEAN Institutions, ASEAN Secretariat, 27 February 2008
  U.S. Government Launches Comprehensive Development Assistance Program for ASEAN, ASEAN Secretariat, 25 February 2008
  Press Release – Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, and Lao PDR Ratify the ASEAN Charter, 20 February 2008
January 2008

  New Secretary-General of ASEAN Assumes Post at the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, 7 January 2008
 
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