Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will attend the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), Post-Ministerial Conferences (PMC), 23nd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), 17th ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Foreign Ministers Meeting (FMM) and 6th East Asia Summit (EAS) FMM in Vientiane, Laos, from 23 to 26 July 2016. At the 49th AMM, the ASEAN Foreign Ministers (FMs) will discuss the progress of the implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025. They will also discuss the evolving regional architecture, ASEAN’s external relations and exchange views on regional and international issues.
At the PMCs, the ASEAN FMs will meet their counterparts from ASEAN’s Dialogue Partners (namely Australia, Canada, China, European Union, India, Japan, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Russia and the United States) to review the state of relations and discuss ways to enhance cooperation. The ASEAN FMs will also meet their counterparts during the APT FMM, EAS FMM and ARF to discuss ways to deepen cooperation and to exchange views on regional and international issues.
Following the 49th AMM and Related Meetings, Minister Balakrishnan will make his introductory visit to Laos on 27 July 2016 at the invitation of Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumxay Kommasith. He will call on Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith and meet Foreign Minister Saleumxay. The latter will also host an Official Dinner for Minister Balakrishnan.
Minister Balakrishnan will be accompanied by senior officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
22 JULY 2016