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ASEAN-PAKISTAN
58. The Meeting endorsed the recommendation of SEOM for a joint study to be
undertaken together with Pakistani researchers to enhance and expand overall ASEAN- Pakistani economic engagement. Myanmar agreed to be the country coordinator for
Pakistan AGENDA ITEM 9:
CONSIDERATION OF THE REPORT OF SECTORAL MINISTERIAL MEETINGS
59. The Ministers expressed the importance of strengthening the coordination mechanism among the AEM and other Sectoral Ministers so as to ensure the effectiveness
and efficient implementation of the measures towards the realisation of the AEC. In this regard, the Ministers agreed to task the Secretary-General to highlight to the various
Sectoral Ministers the concerns raised by some of the Ministers with regard to the coordination issue.
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MEETING OF THE ASEAN MINISTERS ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY AMAF
60. The Meeting noted the Report of the 26
th
Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry AMAF held in Yangon on 7 October 2004. The Report appears as
ANNEX 11. 9.2 10
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ASEAN TRANSPORT MINISTERS MEETING ATM
61. The Meeting noted the Report of the 10
th
ASEAN Transport Ministers Meeting ATM
held in Cambodia on 23 November 2004. The Report appears as ANNEX 12. 9.3 6
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MINISTERIAL MEETING ON THE ASEAN-MEKONG BASIN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION AMBDC
62. The Meeting noted the Report of the 6
th
Ministerial Meeting on the ASEAN-Mekong Basin Development Cooperation AMBDC held in Vientiane on 21-22 December 2004. The
Report appears as ANNEX 13. 63.
Malaysia informed the Meeting of the next AMBDC Ministerial Meeting which will be convened in Kuala Lumpur on 28 November 2005. This will be preceded by the AMBDC
Steering Committee meeting on 25-26 November 2005. She also expressed her concern over the slow progress in the implementation of some of the AMBDC projects which could be
attributed to lack of funds. She also emphasised the need to reinvigorate the committees under the AMBDC.
64.
Noting that the Finance Committee of the AMBDC is chaired by Thailand, the Meeting requested Thailand’s assistance in mobilising resources for the AMBDC projects,
particularly hard infrastructure projects such as the Singapore-Kunming Railway.
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MEETING OF ASEAN TOURISM MINISTERS M-ATM
65. The Meeting noted the Report of the 8
th
Meeting of the ASEAN Tourism Ministers M-
ATM held in Langkawi, Malaysia on 24 January 2005. The Report appears as ANNEX 14. The Meeting specifically noted that the Ministers have established a Special Working Group
12 on ASEAN Tourism Integration, under the ASEAN NTOs, which would facilitate and
recommend further tourism integration measures towards realising the AEC.
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