22 September 2006 – His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade attended the Informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting which was held at the united Nations Headquarters, New York.

The Meeting was chaired by His Excellency Alberto G. Romulo, Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Philippines and Chairman of the ASEAN Standing Committee (ASC). The Meeting discussed several ASEAN matters, including ASEAN candidatures for various United Nations Bodies.

In the afternoon, His Royal Highness attended an ASEAN luncheon in honour of Her Excellency Sheikha Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, President of the 61^st session of the United Nations General Assembly. Also present was His Excellency Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations.

In the evening, His Royal Highness addressed the 61^st United Nations General Assembly and delivered a statement on the proposed reforms of the organization. His Royal Highness called for an approach that went further than purely administrative reform and aimed at providing the United Nations with the means to meet 21^st Century challenges on 21 Century terms, rather than those of the 20^th or even 19^th Centuries.

Full-text of the Statement, please click here