ASEAN is holding the Post Ministerial Conference Plus One (PMC + 1) Sessions with ten individual Dialogue Partners namely Australia, Canada, China, EU, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Russian Federation and the United States of America on Wednesday 11 June 2012 at the Peace Palace, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia.
The event will be held in parallel with two Dialogue Partners in one session. The first session will be PMC + 1 with Australia and PMC + 1 with Japan. The second session will be PMC + 1 with China and PMC + 1 with New Zealand. The third session will be PMC + 1 with Canada and PMC + 1 with India. The fourth session will be PMC + 1 with EU and PMC + 1 with Russia; and the fifth session will be PMC + 1 with ROK and PMC + 1 with the US. Each PMC + 1 will be co-chaired by the Foreign Minister ASEAN Country Coordinator for Dialogue Relationship and the Foreign Minister of the Dialogue Partner concerned.
The Ministers will exchange views on regional and international issues with their counterparts from the Dialogue Partners. They will also review the progress of dialogue cooperation, especially on the progress of implementation of plan of actions with individual Dialogue Partners, in all areas of cooperation, and the way forward to further deepen their dialogue relationship.
H.E. Mr. HOR Namhong Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Cambodia, in his capacity as the Chair of ASEAN, will issue a Chairman’s Statement on the outcomes of all the PMC + 1 with Dialogue Partners at the end of all the sessions. /ends
H.E. Mr. HOR Namhong Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Cambodia, in his capacity as the Chair of ASEAN, will issue a Chairman’s Statement on the outcomes of all the PMC + 1 with Dialogue Partners at the end of all the sessions. /ends