Princess Expresses Satisfaction Over Progress In ASEAN+3 Cooperation
By Lyna Mohamad

Bandar Seri Begawan - HRH Princess Hajah Masna, Brunei's Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, attended the Asean+3 Foreign Ministers Meeting with the People's Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea at the Jakarta Convention Centre (JCC).

The meeting reviewed overall progress in the Asean+3 cooperation, a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated.

Also discussed was its future direction as well as an exchange of views on regional and international issues.

HRH expressed her satisfaction with the overall progress of the Asean+3 cooperation, including the implementation of measures recommended by the East Asia Study Group (EASG), stating that the closed cooperation of the Asean+3 has contributed much to the continued growth of the economies in the region.

After attending the Asean+3 Foreign Ministers Working Lunch, HRH then attended the signing ceremony of the Asean-Australia Joint Declaration for Cooperation to combat international terrorism, where the joint declaration reflected Asean and Australia shared determination to work together to counter international terrorism and reinforce the levels of cooperation between the two sides in fighting this threat.

Following this was the launching of "Asean and Australia Celebrating 30 Years" book in commemoration of the Asean-Australia relationship.

HRH Princess Hajah Masna later co-chaired the annual meeting of the Port Ministerial Conference (PMC)+1 session with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Canada, William Graham.

The sultanate is the current country coordinator for Asean-Canada dialogue relations.

During the PMC+1 session with Canada, HRH delivered a statement in which HRH highlighted the important progress in various aspects of cooperation between Asean and Canada.

Seeing great potentials for Asean-Canada relations to grow from strength to strength as Asean and Canada had over the years laid a solid foundation for a lasting and valuable partnership, HRH expressed delight with the outcome of the Asean-Canada Dialogue held in Bandar Seri Begawan last March in revitalising and broadening the scope of Asean-Canada ties.

HRH also attended the PMC+I sessions with Australia and EU, which also took place at JCC.

Later in the evening, HRH attended the PMC+10 Retreat with other foreign ministers of Asean and Dialogue Partner as well as the Asean Secretary-General, which ended with a PMC Joint Press Conference and PMC+10 working dinner. All events took place at JCC. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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