Manila, the Philippines, 30 July-2 August 2007
Foreign Ministers from the ten ASEAN Member Countries will meet at the 40th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM) and related annual meetings from 30 July to 2 August 2007 in Manila, in the Republic of the Philippines.
The meetings will be opened by the President of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at the Philippines International Convention Center on Monday, 30 July. The Ministers will discuss areas of cooperation in ASEAN Countries, including the progress on the Drafting of the ASEAN Charter by the High Level Task Force (HLTF).
Following the 40th AMM, the ASEAN Foreign Ministers are to meet with their counterparts from Dialogue Partner countries for the Post Ministerial Conferences and the 14th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF).
A Joint Communique of the 40th AMM is expected to be released at the end of the meeting.
To find out the schedule of the 40th AMM, please visit the official website of the AMM at http://www.40amm.org.ph/main_meetings.asp
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