Meeting between Mr. Osamu Uno, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, ASEAN Secretary-General

May 26, 2008

In the afternoon of May 25 (Sun), Mr. Osamu Uno, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, during his visit to Myanmar, met with Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, ASEAN Secretary-General.

Mr. Uno stated that he highly evaluated ASEAN’s efforts at the International Pledging Conference on Cyclone Nargis; it was important for the ASEAN and the UN to show their stance to support Myanmar.

In response, Dr. Surin stated that: after the Pledging Conference, he would launch a humanitarian task force consisting of a total of 24 members, from all the ASEAN member states and from the ASEAN Secretariat; the task force will play the role of linking Myanmar to the international community; the Pledging Conference is considered as a new beginning; he strongly believes that the conference was successful because of efforts made by those concerned even though the cyclone disaster was the first serious challenge in the history of the ASEAN.

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