- NKorea signs non-aggression treaty 25 Jul 2008 02:31 GMT
... joined ten other Southeast Asian nations in signing a non-aggression pact. Singapore's foreign minister, George Yeo, was shocked at the concession, remarking how it was 'quite an unexpected development'. Mr ...
- Asia-Pacific powers finalize ambitious plan to coordinate disaster relief 25 Jul 2008 01:49 GMT
... the United States to conduct a disaster relief drill in 2009, Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo said. «It makes a lot of sense to conduct such exercises,» Yeo told a ...
- New border talks Monday 25 Jul 2008 01:49 GMT
... want to see the issue go to the UN Security Council. Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo said that it was ''premature'' to take the Thai-Cambodian border dispute to the UN ...
- ASEAN, DIALOGUE PARTNERS AGREE TO PROMOTE REGIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY 25 Jul 2008 01:15 GMT
... Sri Lanka, Timor Leste, and the United States. Among others points, Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo, who chaired the 15th ARF, said the ministers attending the forum agreed to: * ...
- Asia-Pacific nations agree to boost maritime security, disaster relief 25 Jul 2008 00:44 GMT
... to address both traditional and nontraditional security challenges confronting the region, Singaporean Foreign Minister George Yeo said in a chairman's statement. The ARF gathering wrapped up a series of meetings ...
- Peters set to front media on donations claims 25 Jul 2008 00:38 GMT
... Myung-Hwan of South Korea, Indian deputy foreign minister Anand Sharma, Stephen Smith of Australia, George Yeo of Singapore, Yang Jiechi of China, Masahiko Komura of Japan, Winston Peters of New ...
- Myanmar cyclone "air bridge" to end next month 24 Jul 2008 22:21 GMT
... to confirm there is no mass starvation, or outbreaks of epidemics," Singaporean Foreign Minister George Yeo told a news briefing. "But there is a need for help -- we need ...
- ASEAN and the temple of doom 24 Jul 2008 19:28 GMT
... to the delta. But he says much of the credit is due personally to George Yeo, the foreign minister of Singapore (ASEAN’s current chair), and Surin Pitsuwan, ASEAN’s secretary-general, who ...
- * N Korea, border dispute dominate ASEAN meeting 24 Jul 2008 18:33 GMT
... 10-member ASEAN failed to break the deadlock between its two members. Singaporean Foreign Minister George Yeo, who was chairing the talks, said all 27 ARF members ˇ§called for restraint, a ...
- Top level meeting to discuss temple 24 Jul 2008 18:11 GMT
... suddenly became a problem. Why? We all know the background," said Singaporean Foreign Minister George Yeo, who chaired the ARF. ...
- Cambodia asks UN to put off border dispute meet: diplomat 24 Jul 2008 17:38 GMT
... of on July 28 to try to settle their dispute. And Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo said Thursday it was "premature" to bring the Thailand-Cambodia border dispute to the UN ...
- Cambodia and Thailand to discuss land dispute 24 Jul 2008 17:38 GMT
... Justice that awarded the disputed temple to Cambodia in 1962. On Thursday, Foreign Minister George Yeo of Singapore said that the border dispute should never have become a problem and ...
- Asia-Pacific countries to co-operate on disaster relief 24 Jul 2008 17:13 GMT
... next year involving military and civilian disaster relief experts, according to Singapore’s Foreign Minister George Yeo. It makes a lot of sense to conduct such exercises," said Yeo. "It is ...
- Asean, Dialogue Partners Agree To Promote Regional Peace & Security 24 Jul 2008 17:10 GMT
... Sri Lanka, Timor Leste, and the United States. Among others points, Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo, who chaired the 15th ARF, said the ministers attending the forum agreed to: * ...
- N Korea signs non-aggression pact with ASEAN nations 24 Jul 2008 14:19 GMT
... on the last day of the group's annual security conference. Host Singapore's foreign minister, George Yeo, called the signing "quite an unexpected development," and expressed the hope that it would ...
- 2ND LD: Asia-Pacific nations agree to boost maritime security, disaster relief+ 24 Jul 2008 13:57 GMT
... to address both traditional and nontraditional security challenges confronting the region, Singaporean Foreign Minister George Yeo said in a chairman's statement. The ARF gathering wrapped up a series of meetings ...
- Cambodia, Thailand to resume bilateral talks over land dispute 24 Jul 2008 13:53 GMT
... over the Cambodian-Thai spat and turn to bilateral way to find solution. Earlier Thursday, George Yeo, Singapore's foreign minister and host of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN), said ...
- Cambodia-Thailand talks to proceed without UN 24 Jul 2008 13:29 GMT
... Justice that awarded the disputed temple to Cambodia in 1962. On Thursday, Foreign Minister George Yeo of Singapore said that the border dispute should never have become a problem and ...
- ASEAN to push for Charter ratification in Bangkok summit 24 Jul 2008 13:20 GMT
... Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo Thursday called for 10 ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) members to ensure ...
- Asean To Ensure Charter Comes Into Force At 14th Asean Summit In Bangkok 24 Jul 2008 12:51 GMT
... into force at the 14th Asean Summit in Bangkok this December, Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo said. The Charter, signed at the 13th Asean Summit here in November last year, ...
- Singapore And Russia Celebrate 40th Anniversary Of Diplomatic Relations 24 Jul 2008 12:51 GMT
... their diplomatic relations. Speaking at a reception to celebrate the occasion here, Foreign Minister George Yeo said the bilateral cooperation between the two countries had grown, especially in recent years. ...
- Cambodia, Thailand agree more temple talks 24 Jul 2008 12:51 GMT
... a bilateral matter. "It should not have to go to the U.N. Security Council," George Yeo, who is also Singapore's foreign minister, told reporters at an ASEAN meeting on Thursday. ...
- Asia's top security forum backs disaster relief plan - Summary 24 Jul 2008 12:50 GMT
... "It makes a lot of sense to conduct such exercises," said Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo, ASEAN's chairman who turned over the position to Thailand at the end of the ...
- DPRK SIGNS NON-AGGRESSION TREATY WITH ASEAN 24 Jul 2008 12:50 GMT
... Lanka, have adopted the TAC. The pact was handed over to Singapore's Foreign Minister George Yeo, the current ASEAN Chair, and then presented to ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan. Minister George ...
- North Korea signs ASEAN's non-aggression treaty 24 Jul 2008 12:48 GMT
... delegates watched, Pak signed the document and turned it over to Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo, the outgoing ASEAN chairman. The applause over North Korea's accession to the treaty was ...
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