HRH Prince Bolkiah Attends Sixth ASEM Meeting In Ireland

Dublin – His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs attended a number of meeting and functions on the first day of the Sixth ASEM Foreign Ministers' meeting at the Kildare Club House in Ireland.

Earlier His Royal Highness met with Asean Ministerial colleagues at an informal gathering.

The Asean member countries of ASEM are Brunei, China, Indonesia, Japan Malaysia, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

His Royal Highness later held a bilateral meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, Mr Li Zhao Xing.

During the meeting, His Royal Highness and the Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister discussed bilateral matters and exchange views in regional and international issues of mutual concern.

Then His Royal Highness joined ASEM ministers at the official opening of the Sixth ASEM Foreign Minister's meeting. The meeting discussed a wide range of topics, which focused on the theme, 'How Asia-Europe can sustain an international order based on effective multilateralism'.

The meeting also focused on issues of mutual concern to the two regions.

In the evening the ministers were hosted at a working dinner by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ireland, Mr Brian Cowen. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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