Deputy Minister To Attend Transport Meeting In Laos
By Azaraimy HH

Bandar Seri Begawan - Dato Paduka Hj Yusoff Hj Abu Hamid, Deputy Minister of Communications, left yesterday for Vientiane, Lao PDR to attend the 11"' Asean Transport Ministers Meeting due to be held on 17-18 November 2005.

In a press release, the Ministry of Communication said yesterday that the Asean Transport Ministers will be deliberating on the implementation progress of the transport initiatives under the Vientiane Action Programme (VAP) 2004-2010 and policy measures to accelerate integration of the transport sector and promote transport security.

The development of these initiatives is vital towards the realisation of the Asean Economic Community (AEC), among others by taking into account of Asean Free Trade Area and various Framework Arrangements within the region and transport issues as a critical supporting sector for seamless movement of people and goods.

Finalising of various transport policy documents covering air, land and maritime sectors including transport facilitation and cooperation agreements and their related protocols would also be the top agenda of the Asean Transport Ministers Meeting.

Another topic of importance is the Asean Framework Agreement on Multimodal Transport which lays down rules and procedures relating to the carriage of goods by Asean multimodal transport operators.

With the back-to-back arrangement, the Asean Transport Ministers Meeting will also discuss with Asean dialogue partners on the status on the relevant Asean-China transport initiatives, projects and activities implemented and the developments of joint projects under the AseanJapan Transport Partnership.

The Asean Transport Ministers Meeting will be preceded by the 20th Senior Transport Officials Meeting from 14th to 16th November 2005.

The Brunei Darussalam delegation also comprises the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Communications, Dato Paduka Hj Md Yusof bin Hj Md Hassan as well a senior officials from the Ministry of Communications a_ relevant departments under the ministry. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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