http://www.kln.gov.my/ 2009-07-04T07:07:08Z KLN Web Portal Ministry of Foreign Affairs en http://www.kln.gov.my/?m_id=15&hid=956 The First Full-Fledged ASEAN-GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) Ministerial Meeting was successfully concluded in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain on 30 June 2009. The Meeting was held in a retreat-style format, allowing the Ministers to have a frank and in-depth discussion on enhancing ASEAN-GCC cooperation and exchange views on various international issues of common concern. http://www.kln.gov.my/?m_id=15&hid=955 Terlebih dahulu saya ingin mengucapkan terima kasih kepada semua kerana telah sudi melapangkan masa untuk bersama-sama hadir pada majlis makan malam ini. Terima kasih juga kepada pihak Kedutaan Besar Malaysia di Sana’a dan pegawai-pegawai Kementerian Luar Negeri yang telah bersusah payah membuat persiapan untuk majlis kita pada malam ini. http://www.kln.gov.my/?m_id=15&hid=954 Y.B Datuk Anifah Aman, the Minister of Foreign Affairs will lead the Malaysian delegation to the First Full-Fledged ASEAN-GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) Ministerial Meeting to be held in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain on 29-30 June 2009. Y.B Minister will be accompanied by his spouse Y.Bhg. Datin Siti Rubiah Datuk Abdul Samad and officials from Wisma Putra. http://www.kln.gov.my/?m_id=15&hid=953 Mr. Chairman Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. As this is the first time that I am taking the floor, allow me to express my thanks and gratitude to the Government of the Republic of Yemen for the excellent hospitality and organization of this meeting. Allow me also to congratulate you on your taking up of the Chairmanship of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC). I also wish to congratulate the Islamic Republic of Iran for its leadership of the IOR-ARC over the last three years. http://www.kln.gov.my/?m_id=15&hid=952 Bismillahirrahmanirrahim, Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh dan salam sejahtera, YB Datuk Anifah Aman, Menteri Luar Negeri YB Senator Kohilan Pillay YB Dato Lee Chee Leong Timbalan – Timbalan Menteri Luar Negeri YBhg. Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa Ketua Setiausaha, Kementerian Luar Negeri Ketua - ketua Perwakilan Asing, Ketua – Ketua Perwakilan, Konsul – Konsul Kehormat dan Wakil – Wakil Perdagangan Malaysia di Luar negeri, Tuan-Tuan dan Puan-Puan sekalian, Terlebih dahulu saya memanjatkan rasa kesyukuran kepada Allah S.W.T. kerana kita dapat bertemu di majlis hari ini. Inilah buat pertama kalinya saya berpeluang sebagai Perdana Menteri bertemu dengan ketua-ketua perwakilan Malaysia, Konsul- konsul kehormat dan wakil – wakil perdagangan kita dari seberang laut. Saya berbangga dengan inisiatif Kementerian Luar Negeri mengadakan Persidangan Ketua-Ketua Perwakilan dan Mesyuarat Konsul kehormat pada kali ini. Saya juga difahamkan bahawa Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri (MITI) sedang mengadakan Mesyuarat Wakil – wakil Perdagangan Malaysia di masa yang sama. http://www.kln.gov.my/?m_id=15&hid=951 BISMILLAHIRRAHMANIRRAHIM, ASSALAMUALAIKUM WARAHMATULLAHI WABARAKATUH DAN SALAM SEJAHTERA, YB Datuk Anifah Aman, Menteri Luar Negeri YB Senator Kohilan Pillay YB Dato Lee Chee Leong Timbalan – Timbalan Menteri Luar Negeri YBhg. Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa Ketua Setiausaha, Kementerian Luar Negeri Ketua - ketua Perwakilan Asing, Ketua – Ketua Perwakilan, Konsul – Konsul Kehormat dan Wakil – Wakil Perdagangan Malaysia di Luar negeri, Tuan-Tuan dan Puan-Puan sekalian, Terlebih dahulu saya memanjatkan rasa kesyukuran kepada Allah S.W.T. kerana kita dapat bertemu di majlis hari ini. Inilah buat pertama kalinya saya berpeluang sebagai Perdana Menteri bertemu dengan ketua-ketua perwakilan Malaysia, Konsul- konsul kehormat dan wakil – wakil perdagangan kita dari seberang laut. Saya berbangga dengan inisiatif Kementerian Luar Negeri mengadakan Persidangan Ketua-Ketua Perwakilan dan Mesyuarat Konsul kehormat pada kali ini. Saya juga difahamkan bahawa Kementerian Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri (MITI) sedang mengadakan Mesyuarat Wakil – wakil Perdagangan Malaysia di masa yang sama. http://www.kln.gov.my/?m_id=15&hid=950 Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatu dan Salam Sejahtera, YAB Dato Sri Najib bin Tun Razak Prime Minister of Malaysia YB Senator Kohilan Pillay YB Dato Lee Chee Leong Timbalan – Timbalan Menteri Luar Negeri YBhg. Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa Ketua Setiausaha, Kementerian Luar Negeri Tuan-Tuan dan Puan-Puan, Allow me at the outset to warmly welcome YAB Dato Sri Najib bin Tun Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia to the 7th Conference of the Heads of Mission. We deeply appreciate your kind presence here today and I am particularly thankful to you, Sir, for finding time from your busy schedule to deliver your key-note address and to officiate at this Conference. http://www.kln.gov.my/?m_id=15&hid=948 The Heads of Mission and Honorary Consuls of Malaysia are in Putrajaya for the 7th Heads of Mission Conference and 4th Honorary Consuls Meeting scheduled from 18-27 June 2009. The theme for this year’s Conference is Malaysian Foreign Policy: Future Direction for 2009-2015. The Conference began with the 4th Honorary Consuls Meeting from 18-22 June 2009 and will be followed by the 7th Heads of Mission Conference that will take place from 21-27 June 2009. The Conference will be held at Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC). http://www.kln.gov.my/?m_id=15&hid=947 The Honourable Senator A. Kohilan Pillay, Deputy Foreign Minister will lead the Malaysian Delegation to Sana’a, Republic of Yemen, for the Ninth Council of Ministers Meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC), which will be held in Sana’a, Republic of Yemen, on 25 June 2009. http://www.kln.gov.my/?m_id=15&hid=946 Malaysia is concerned that it has been downgraded to Tier 3 in the US Trafficking in Persons Report 2009 that was released on 16 June 2009. The categorisation of countries into groups or Tiers is based solely on the US perception of that country’s record relating to trafficking in persons. Malaysia was placed at Tier 2 (watch list) in 2008.