People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Association of the Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) supports Asia as the agent of change for the climate, the top official of the body said on Monday. "It will be catastrophe if we do nothing," the ASEAN's Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan told ambassadors for the body in a briefing. According to Surin, sea level has increased 70 percent compared to years ago while at...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Secretary-General of ASEAN, Surin Pitsuwan, has appealed Cambodia and Thailand to exercise maximum restraint and asked ASEAN foreign ministers to assist the two countries to end the dispute. Surin informed the ministers that he has received many inquiries and expressions of concern from ASEAN's Dialogue Partners and friends over the apparent deterioration of relations between...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... where free flow of goods is one of its major objectives," said the body's Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan before ambassadors for the organization in a b ...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Association of the Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) said on Monday that conflict between two of its members, Thailand and Cambodia, has triggered anxiety in the organization. "This is not just a border dispute anymore because it has caused anxiety in ASEAN and could affect the image and profile of the body," the Secretary-General of ASEAN Surin Pitsuwan told ambassadors for...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
The Association of the Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) can increase its profile before the world's eye by playing a leading role for global and regional communities, the top official of the body said here on Monday. The ASEAN's Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan said that to gain the achievement could only conducted by hard work in promoting full integration and unity. "Five of G20...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... we have many natural disasters recently in our territory," said the ASEAN's Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan told ambassadors for the body in a briefing. ...
Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | yesterday
... of the APEC symposium, Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo said that ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan had called him on the subject two days ago. Dr Surin had also written to ASEAN foreign ministers urging both parties to find a way to resolve their problems. Mr Yeo said member countries are concerned about the bilateral issue and hope they would exercise restraint....
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
The Secretary General of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat Dr. Surin Pitsuwan said that the secretariat can provide platform for researchers, scholars and policy makers to work together in seeking solutions to climate change, the Antara news agency reported here on Saturday. "Our task is to translate all these policies and strategies into actions. Seeking...
Global Security (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... hopes to engage it to push for change. ASEAN encourages that new policy.ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan says improved U.S. engagement with not only Burma but all of Asia is infusing a new energy into the region."The last eight years or the last nine years, we haven't seen much willingness on the part of the U.S.," said Pitsuwan, "Maybe because the U.S. has been preoccupied...
Law Blog - WSJ.com (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
The row stands to embarrass the 10-nation bloc and undermine its credibility at a summit of Asian and Pacific leaders in Singapore later this month, ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan said. U.S. President Barack Obama is to have his first summit with ASEAN at the meeting.
