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Embassy of Malaysia in Santiago, Chile Issue 01/2019 ¿Cachai? January - August Edition Bilateral Agenda ASEAN Agenda Multilateral Agenda Embassy’s Journal 2 8 6 13 1 ISSUE 1 / 2019 Bilateral Agenda Protocol Greetings by President Piñera Dear Readers, Chargé d’Affaires with former Foreign Minister Roberto Ampuero Left: Chargé d’Affaires with President Sebastian Piñera This edition comprised of the events On 22nd January, President Sebastian Piñera accompanied by For- held from January – August 2019. eign Minister then, H.E. Roberto Ampuero hosted 76 diplomatic rep- The year started off with the Protocol resentatives in Chile, 27 international organizations and directorates Greetings hosted by President Sebas- of the Foreign Ministry at Palacio de La Moneda. tian Piñera (January 2019); followed by On the occasion, Piñera highlighted the great challenges and oppor- Malaysia’s Chairmanship of ASEAN tunities that Chile has for the year of 2019. Committee in Santiago (April – July 2019); hosting of the Hari Raya Aidil- Protocol Greetings by Foreign Minister fitri celebration in conjunction with Teodoro Ribera Malaysia’s Chairmanship of ASEAN President Sebastian Piñera Committee in Santiago (June 2019); announced the second ASEAN Day celebration (August 2019) change of Cabinet to his and the ongoing Ministerial / Working Administration on 13th Group meetings in preparation to- June. wards the 2019 APEC Economic Lead- ers’ Meeting scheduled on 16 and 17 On 12th July, nearly 80 diplo- November 2019. matic representatives in Chile were received by the Heading towards the end of 2019, we newly-appointed Foreign wish to send our warmest regards, and Minister Teodoro Ribera at may these remaining months bring us the Foreign Ministry. positivity, contentment and happiness. On the occasion, Ribera referred to the principles of Chilean foreign Happy 62nd National Day and Salam policy as axes of the current Government. Maal Hijrah, Ribera highlighted the fundamental component, namely strengthen- Suria Hani Jahaya ing relations with neighbouring countries and with the Region, for Chargé d’Affaires Chile to project its identity and face international issues. 2 ISSUE 1 / 2019 CAMCHICAL Meeting with Morocco On 22nd March, Chargé d’Affaires met with Moroccan Ambassador to Chile, H.E. Kenza EL Ghali, discussing about further partnership with ASEAN. St. Patrick’s Day On 21st March, the Chilean—Malaysian Chamber of Commerce, Industry and AG Services (CAMCHICAL) conducted its first event, a Seminar entitled “Business and Transports between Chile and Malaysia”. On 15th March, Chargé d’Affaires celebrated the open- Around 50 Chilean companies attended the Seminar. ing of the Embassy of Ireland in Santiago and St. Pat- rick’s Day. Irish Minister Eoghan Murphy of Housing, Islamic Cultural Association Planning and Local Government was also present. South African National Day On 24th April, Chargé d’Affaires attended the National Freedom Day celebration of South Africa. On 14th May, Chargé d’Affaires met with Mr Husein Re- zuc, Director of Islamic Cultural Association of Chile. He briefed on the Association’s programme for the holy month of Ramadhan. 3 ISSUE 1 / 2019 Meeting with the Philippines O n 6th May, Chargé d’Affaires met and welcomed the Philippines’ Ambassador to Chile, H.E. Ma. Teresita C. Daza to Santiago. Azerbaijani National Day On 13th May, Chargé d’Affaires attended the National Day cele- bration and the 100th Anniversary of Azerbaijani diplomacy. Birth Anniversary of Vietnamese President On 17th May, Chargé d’Affaires attended the floral offering cere- mony to commemorate the 129th birth anniversary of Vietnam- ese President Ho Chi Minh. The Philippines’ Independence On 12th June, Chargé d’Affaires attended the lunch to commem- orate the 121st Anni- versary of the Philip- pines’ Independence. The United States’ Independence On 27th June, Chargé d’Affaires attended the celebration of 243rd Anniversary of the United States’ Independence. 4 ISSUE 1 / 2019 Egyptian National Day On 7th August, Chargé d’Affaires attended the National Day celebration of Egypt. Concert by an Egyptian percussionist, Nesma Abdel-Aziz was also held to commemorate 90 years of Egypt-Chile diplomatic relations. Ecuadorian National NOMAD Exhibition Day On 1st August, Chargé d’Affaires attended the opening of art exhibi- tion, NOMAD by Ecuadorian-Chilean painter, Christian Mera and tasting of Ecuadorian chocolate, PACARI. On 9th August, Chargé d’Affaires attended the National Day celebration of Ecuador, with attendance of Foreign Minister, H.E. Teodoro Ribera Neu- mann. Korean Chilean Night of Clas- sical Music On 28th August, Chargé d’Affaires attended the Korean Chilean Night of classical music in Gabriela Mistral Centre. 5 ISSUE 1 / 2019 Multilateral Agenda APEC Chile 2019 Several Ministerial visits had taken place in 2019 due to the hosting of 2019 APEC Summit in Chile. Apart from the numerous working visits from Malaysia attending 2019 APEC Working Group (WG) meetings, the Ministerial visits from Malaysia to Chile to date are as the following:- i. 25th APEC Ministers' Responsible for Trade (MRT) Meeting and Related Meetings, 17 - 18 May, Valparaiso – Chargé d’Affaires received Minister of International Trade YB Minister of International Trade and Industry led the and Industry, YB Datuk Darell Leiking. Malaysian delegation; ii. APEC Latin America Meeting entitled "Reality and Challenges for Quality Infrastructures through PPPs,13 - 14 August, Santiago – YB Minister of Works led the Ma- laysian delegation; iii. APEC Food Security Ministerial Meeting, 23 - 24 Au- gust, Puerto Varas - YB Minister of Agriculture and Agro- Based Industry led the Malaysian delegation; and iv. APEC Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting, 5 - 6 September, Concepcion – YB Minister of Entrepreneur Development to lead the Malaysian dele- Chargé d’Affaires received Minister of Works, YB Tuan gation. Baru Bian. Chargé d’Affaires received Minister of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry, YB Dato’ Salahuddin Ayub. 6 ISSUE 1 / 2019 APEC Counter Terrorism WG Meeting On 26th February, Chargé d’Affaires attended the 13th APEC Counter Terrorism WG Meeting, from 25 to 26 February 2019. Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commis- sion On 26th February, Chargé d’Affaires received YBhg. Dato’ Sri Azam Baki, Deputy Chief Commissioner (Operations) of Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and delegation. Ministry of Health On 2nd March, Chargé d’Affaires received dinner treat from Mr Fabian Bigar, Undersecretary of Policy & International Relations Division, Ministry of Health. Meeting on APEC Side Events On 16th April, Chargé d’Affaires met with Mr Alejandro Buvinic, Di- rector of Programme and Side Events APEC Chile 2019, and Ms Elo- die Fulton, Founder Director of Chile Arte Contemporáneo. Tech Park Malaysia On 9th May, Chargé d’Affaires received Ms Aniz Adura Abdul Majid, Senior Manager of Tech Park Malaysia Corp. Comm De- partment. 7 ISSUE 1 / 2019 United Nations Royal Malaysian Police Climate Change On 19th July, Chargé Conference d’Affaires received YBhg. Dato’ Hj. Mohamad Abdul- On 2nd July, Chargé d’Affaires attend- lah, Senior Assistant Com- ed the logistic briefing of the United missioner of Police and Nations Climate Change Conference delegation. (COP25) scheduled to be held from 2—13 December in Santiago. Agenda ASEAN Day 2019 2019 marked the 52nd Anniversary of ASEAN. On 8th August, ASEAN Committee in Santiago (ACS) celebrated the 52nd Anniversary of ASEAN at Pontifi- cia Universidad Católica de Chile. ACS launched the ASEAN Corner at Biblioteca de Humanidades. Nasi Lemak was the Malaysian dish prepared by PER- WAKILAN Santiago and served during the day. 8 ISSUE 1 / 2019 Malaysia’s Chairmanship of ACS Malaysia held ACS Chairmanship from April – July 2019. Under Malaysia’s Chairmanship, below is the list of ACS activities conducted/coordinated by Malaysia: i. On 8th May, ASEAN Heads of Mission and spouses at- tended dinner hosted by Singapore’s Non Resident Am- bassador to the Republic of Chile, H.E. Chong Siak Ching and spouse, Mr. Seah Cheng San in conjunction with her visit to Chile from 5 – 11 May 2019; Chargé d’Affaires attended dinner hosted by Singapore’s Non Resident Ambassador to the Republic of Chile. ii. On 6th June, Chargé d’Affaires as ACS Chairperson hosted a Hari Raya Lunch for ASEAN Heads of Mission and spouses as well as ACS WG at her residence. While gathered to celebrate the festive season, it also served as a welcoming lunch for H.E. Mr. Muhammad Anshor, Am- bassador-designate of the Republic of Indonesia and Madame Tantri that recently arrived in Santiago on 2nd June 2019; iii. On 19th June, Chargé d’Affaires chaired an ACS meet- ing; iv. On 26th June, ASEAN Heads of Mission attended an Chargé d’Affaires hosted Hari Raya Lunch for ASEAN informal gathering hosted by H.E. Ambassador Claudio Heads of Mission and spouses as well as ACS WG . Rojas, Director of Asia Pacific Division, Foreign Ministry. This gathering was mainly requested to extend Chile’s appreciation over ASEAN’s support on its request in be- coming a developing partner of ASEAN; v. On 9th July, Chargé d’Affaires chaired an ACS WG meeting ; vi. On 16th July, ASEAN Heads of Mission attended an informal gathering hosted by High Commissioner of Bru- nei to Canada, H.E. Ambassador Pengiran Kamal Bashah Ahmad in conjunction with his visit to attend APEC Pre- Advance Visit from 17 – 18 July 2019; Chargé d’Affaires chaired an ACS meeting. vii. On 22nd July, ACS WG conducted a Site Visit to Uni- versidad Católica de Chile in preparation for ASEAN day celebration; viii. On 27th July, ACS conducted a Study Visit to pottery town, Pomaire where ACS community enjoyed creating their own pottery designs at Granja Educativa Alfarera. 60 people participated in the Study Visit; and viiii. On 31th July, Chargé d’Affaires chaired an ACS meeting, and the ACS Chairmanship Handover Ceremo- ny to the Republic of the Philippines was held. Chargé d’Affaires attended informal gathering hosted by Director of Asia Pacific Division, Foreign Ministry.
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  • Final Agenda

    Final Agenda

    ___________________________________________________________________________ 2019/CSOM/001 Agenda Item: 1 Final Agenda Purpose: Information Submitted by: SOM Chair Concluding Senior Officials’ Meeting Singapore 7 December 2019 ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION 2019 CONCLUDING SENIOR OFFICIALS’ MEETING (CSOM) Singapore 7 December 2019 Venue: APEC Secretariat Room: 4F Conference Room FINAL AGENDA SOM RETREAT (08:00 – 09:30) -SOM only (separate agenda)- SOM Family Photo (9:30 - 09:45) 1. OPENING REMARKS (09:45 – 10:00) Welcome remarks by SOM Chair SOM Chair to outline meeting arrangements Senior Officials to adopt the agenda 2. LOOKING FORWARD (10:00 – 11:15) Discussion Points AVG Vice-Chair to formally present the final AVG Report to SOM Senior Officials to share initial reaction on the final AVG Report Senior Officials to consider the publication of the final AVG Report Desired Outcomes Senior Officials to welcome the finalization of the AVG Report and share initial reactions on its substance Senior Officials to consider full publication of the AVG Report Coffee Break (11:15 – 11:30) 3. COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND INVESTMENT ISSUES (11:30 – 13:00) Discussion Points CTI Chair to present the CTI Annual Report to Ministers Issues for Senior Officials’ discussion: - Next steps for APEC’s digital agenda - Regional Economic Integration (REI), including FTAAP - Addressing inclusive and sustainable issues related to trade Desired Outcomes Senior Officials to share views on the above issues Working Lunch (13:00 – 14:30) 4. BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES (14:30 – 15:00) Discussion Points BMC Chair to present the 2019 BMC Report Senior Officials to discuss the financial sustainability of the PSU Desired Outcomes Senior Officials to share views on Budget and Management issues.