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26
July 2006 – The ASEAN
Plus Three Foreign Ministers Meeting
was held this afternoon at the Kuala
Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC),
Malaysia. The Meeting brought
together Foreign Ministers of ASEAN
Member Countries, the People’s
Republic of China, Japan and the
Republic of Korea. Present at the
Meeting was Yang Berhormat Pehin
Orang Kaya Pekerma Dewa Dato Seri
Setia Lim Jock Seng, Second Minister
of Foreign Affairs and Trade of
Brunei Darussalam.
During the Meeting, Ministers
discussed several matters of common
concerns and regional developments.
The Meeting also reviewed progress
of ASEAN Plus Three cooperation.
Prior to the Meeting, Yang Berhormat
Pehin joined other ASEAN Foreign
Ministers and Foreign Ministers of
Australia, People’s Republic of
China, India, Japan, Republic of
Korea and New Zealand at the East
Asia Summit (EAS) Foreign Minister
Luncheon.
Yang Berhormat Pehin also held a
meeting with His Excellency Dr.
Thongioun Sisoulith, Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Lao PDR. During the
meeting they discussed bilateral
matters of mutual interest.
Late in the afternoon, Yang
Berhormat Pehin together with other
Foreign Ministers attended the
official launching of the Russian
Food Festival to commemorate the
10th year anniversary of
ASEAN-Russia Dialogue relations.
Later in the evening, Yang Berhormat
Pehin attended a welcoming dinner
hosted by Yang Berhormat Datuk
Ruslin Hassan, Mayor of Kuala
Lumpur, in honour of Foreign
Ministers of ASEAN and Dialogue
Partners at one of the leading
hotels in Kuala Lumpur. |
