Daily Report of the 16th APPF ( The Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum ) Meeting in Auckland, New Zealand 20 – 24 January 2008.

19 -20 January 2009

Parliamentary delegates from the Asia Pasific ( ASPAS ) Regions has arrived in Auckland since yesterday. 20 from 27 parliamentarian delegates members of APPF attended were led by The Speakers or Deputy Speakers and parliamentarian members consisted of the Upper and Lower Houses. There were 11 parliaments attended as a visiting delegates from the ASPAS regions.
On 19 Jaunary 2009, there was a Executive Meeting held, discussing drat of agendas of :

1. Political and Security Issues

1.1. Situation in the Korean Peninsula
1.2. Institutional building in the Asia Pacific, include report/briefing on ASEAN, APEC, EAS
1.3. Cluster Munitions
1.4. Good Governance
1.5. Middle East Peace Process

2. Economic and Trade Issues

2.1. Climate change and sustainable development
2.2. Energy security
2.3. International and regional trade development (The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization)
2.4. Science and Technology

3. Regional Coorperation in the Asia- Pacific Region

3.1. Disaster preparedness and pandemic disease
3.2. Interfaith dialog and alliance of civilization
3.3. Promoting women’s participation in politics and the economiy
3.4. Issues of long-term concern to the region (demographic change, water management, human right, poverty alleviation, treatment and protection of migrant workers)

4. Future Work of the APPF

4.1. Date and venue of the 17th Annual Meeting
4.2. Measure to increase the role of the APPF as the inter-parliamentary organization and promote cooperation with other countries.

5. Adoption of resolution and Joint Communique

The main topics discussed in terms of resolution draft were divided into 3 groups :
1. Politics and Security
2. Economy and Trade
3. Partnerships in the ASPAS region.

Up to 20 January 2008, 50 resolution drafts have been submitted including 6 drafts from DELRI ( Delegation of Repibli of Indonesia ), entitled :
1. Climate Change And Sustainable Development
2. Middle East Peace Process
3. Disaster Preparedness And Pandemic Disease Prevention
4. Energy Security
5. The Protection Of Migrant Workers
6. Poverty Alleviation

All the 50 drafts would be discussed and merged into 13 resolutions with topics :

I. Politics and Security

1. Situation in the Korean Peninsula
2. Institutional building in the Asia Pacific, include report/briefing on ASEAN, APEC, EAS
3. Cluster Munitions
4. Good Governance
5. Middle East Peace Process

II. Economy and Trade :

6. Climate change and sustainable development
7. Energy security
8. International and regional trade development (The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization)
9. Science and Technology

III. Partnerships in the ASPAS region.

10. Disaster preparedness and pandemic disease
11. Interfaith dialog and alliance of civilization
12. Promoting women’s participation in politics and the economiy
13. Issues of long-term concern to the region (Demographic Change, Water Management, Human Right, Poverty Alleviation, Treatment And Protection Of Migrant Workers)

At the end of the meeting, all resolutions will be summarized into a Joint Communique signed by the Chief delegates as an authentic script at the end of the meeting.
Also reported that before entering Committee Executive Meeting and as the early preparation to participate at the APPF meetings, on 19 January 2008 a consultation meeting of DELRI ( DPR RI ( Upper House ) and DPD RI ( Lower House ) ) and The Indonesian Embassy of New Zealand has been held to synchronize the agenda meeting with the DELRI position.
Executive Committee meeting that afternoon was led by The Chief of Executive Committee from New Zealand and 9 members representing North East Sub Region, South East Asia, Oceania and America, including DELRI as the member of Executive Committee.

On 20 January 2008 DELRI has been doing some activities in Auckland as followed :
1. Visited Memorial Museum of Auckland to have first hand knowledge of New Zealand.
2. Attended Welcome Reception from The Governor of Auckland and The Speaker of New Zealand Parliament Hon. Margaret Wilson.
3. Dinner Reception with the Indonesian Ambassador for New Zealand HE. Amris Hassan.

Daily report of the 16th APPF ( The Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum ) Meeting in Auckland, New Zealand.