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Asean Issues Statement Against ‘Use of Force’ in South China Sea Disputes
The Jakarta Globe, July 21, 2012 Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have issued a joint communique on disputes in the South China Sea, an Indonesian official said on Friday, after Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa shuttled between five Asean countries to build a consensus. A joint statement from Asean’s foreign ministers said…
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ASEAN seeks common ground
Vietnam News, July 20, 2012 PHNOM PENH — Cambodia and Indonesia have agreed in principle on a number of issues over the East Sea, said diplomats from the two countries. Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong and his visiting Indonesian counterpart, Marty Natale-gawa told a press briefing held yesterday in Phnom Penh after their meeting, that…
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Canadian military focus shifting more toward Asia-Pacific
By Lee Berthiaume, Postmedia News July 16, 2012 OTTAWA — Against a backdrop of booming economic activity and underlying regional tensions, more than 1,400 Canadian troops are participating in a massive U.S.-led military exercise in the Pacific this month. It’s not the first time Canada has been involved in the Rim of Pacific exercise, or…
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ASEAN fails to reach common ground on China row
July 13, 2012 10:10 AM PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Southeast Asian diplomats failed to reach common ground Friday on how to deal with a touchy territorial dispute involving China, as a regional conference ended without a joint statement for the first time in the bloc’s 45-year history. The failure to issue a customary statement following…
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US and EU issue joint statement on Asia-Pacific priorities
Press Releases: U.S.-EU Statement on the Asia-Pacific Region 07/12/2012 08:34 AM EDT U.S.-EU Statement on the Asia-Pacific Region Media Note Office of the Spokesperson US Department of State Washington, DC July 12, 2012 Following is the text of a joint statement issued by the United States of America and the European Union on July 12,…
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ASEAN Summit: Make Rights Central Clinton Message
For Immediate Release US Should Use Influence to Leverage Rights in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam (Bangkok, July 10, 2012) – Human rights should be at the heart of messaging from the United States to regional leaders when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visits Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia in the context of the annual Association of…
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Asean opens up after rights pact secrecy outcry
AFP, July 8, 2012 THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) said Sunday it would release “key elements” of a proposed human rights declaration after international rights watchdogs slammed secrecy surrounding the document. The decision was reached after Asean foreign ministers met with members of the bloc’s human rights commission, which is drafting the declaration,…
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Civil society organizations express concerns over drafting process of ASEAN human rights declaration
Open Letter to the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) on the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration 7 July 2012 To, His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Brunei Darussalam His Excellency Hor Namhong, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cambodia His Excellency Dr. Marty Natalegawa, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Indonesia His Excellency Dr. Thongloun Sisoulith, Minister of…
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Civil society organisations meet ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights on the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration, call for universal standards to be upheld
Press release (Kuala Lumpur, 22 June 2012): Representatives of Civil society organisations (CSOs) have today met the AICHR for the first time for a consultation on the drafting of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration. The organisations have welcomed the Consultation as a positive step in the right direction. They also welcome the constructive and friendly…
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Civil society organisations meet ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights on the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration, call for universal standards to be upheld
Sunday, 24 June 2012 (Kuala Lumpur, 22 June 2012): Representatives of Civil society organisations (CSOs) have today met the AICHR for the first time for a consultation on the drafting of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration. The organisations have welcomed the Consultation as a positive step in the right direction. They also welcome the constructive…
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