Cooperation To Be Mulled At 2nd Asia-Europe Environment Ministers Meet

Bandar Seri Begawan – The 2nd Asia-Europe Environment Ministers Meeting is expected to discuss actions to be implemented in identified areas of cooperation in Lecce, Italy starting this Sunday.

Brunei is represented at the 2nd Asia-Europe Environment Ministers meeting by Dato Dr Awang Haji Ahmad, Minister of Development, who left Brunei yesterday.

The actions to be discussed would implement the areas of cooperation identified during the first Asia-Europe Environment Ministers Meeting held in Beijing, China on January 7, 2002

The discussion will focus on the agenda such as the follow-up action on the outcome of world conference on sustainability development multilateral environment agreement on barrenness, miscellaneous of biology and changing of climate and environment dialogue among the Asia-Europe countries.

The meeting will also discuss cooperation on potential activities to be implemented by the two regions.

The meeting will also identify the mechanism and modality for the implementation and realisation of the activities.

This cooperation will open the opportunity to increase the country's capacity in managing environment, especially in implementing sustainability development agenda.

 -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei 

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