A seminar that will explore the theme of “ASEAN in the Global Community”

Dear Teman- Teman PPI Wellington,

New Zealand Institute of International Affairs and ASEAN Committee in Wellington invite all of you to attend a seminar that will explore the theme of 'ASEAN in the Global Community". Please see below for more detail.

In recent years the ten-member ASEAN group of Southeast Asian nations has emerged in its own right as a political and economic power centre in the Asia-Pacific region. From small beginnings this dynamic and increasingly influential group has grown to be a major partner for New Zealand in regional affairs. The new ASEAN-New Zealand-Australia Free Trade Agreement is a leading example of the next generation of multilateral trade liberalisation measures. ASEAN members and New Zealand also share common interests across a range of political and security issues. This timely seminar will feature a presentation by a distinguished former Foreign Minister of Indonesia, and an expert’s panel discussion.

Please RSVP Acceptance only to: nziia@vuw.ac.nz with ‘13 December ASEAN’ in subject line by Friday 9 December

Draft Programme

ASEAN SEMINAR:

 “ASEAN in the Global Community”

 Tuesday, 13 December 2011 at the Royal Thai Embassy

110 Molesworth Street (Pipitea Street entrance,) Wellington

9.30 am        Registration

10.00am       Welcome Remarks: Ambassador of Indonesia,

                   H.E. Mr. Antonius Agus Sriyono, Chairman of

                   the ASEAN Committee in Wellington

10.10 am     (TBC) Opening Address: New Zealand Minister

                   for Foreign Affairs

10.20 am     Keynote Address: ‘Towards an ASEAN    

                  Community in Global Community of Nations’ 

                  H.E. Dr. N Hassan Wirajuda

                           Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic

                           of Indonesia 2001-2009 /

                           Member of Indonesia’s Presidential Advisor

                           on International Relations

             

10.45am    ASEAN Community: The Political-Security,

               Economic and Social Cultural Contexts          

                              

                Chair – Mr. Brian Lynch, NZIIA Director

                Speaker from Thailand Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

                Lt. Cmdr. Dr. Itti Ditbanjong, Director General

                for ASEAN Affairs

                                                                  

                2 (two) Discussants from New Zealand –

                    Names TBC

                Q and A (to follow after speaker and discussants)

12.15 pm   Concluding Remarks

12.25 pm       LUNCH