SUMMARY REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING - 17Th APPF LAOS 11-15 January 2009, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR

THE 17th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM (APPF) was held on 11-15 January 2009, Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR and Indonesia participated with 7 delegates from DPR –RI ( the House of Representatives of RI ) and 5 delegates from the DPD RI ( Senate ) as followed :

1. Hon. Mrs. Maryamah Nugraha , as the head of delegation
2. Hon. Mr. Abdillah Toha
3. H.E. Dr. Laode Ida
4. Hon. Prof. Dr. Mrs. Wila Chandrawila Supriadi
5. Hon. Mr. Pupung Suharis Soegito
6. Hon. Mr. Dr. Hakim Sorimuda Pohan
7. Hon. Mr. Soeharno P.A.
8. Hon. Mr. Abdi Sumaithi
9. Hon. Mr. Nyoman Rudana
10. Hon. Mr. Malik Raden
11. Hon. Mr. Muchtar Naim
12. Hon. Mrs. Nafisah Sahal

13. Mr. Tatang Sutharsa, SH - Secretary
14. Dr. Genius Umar - Secretary
15. Mr. Ibnu Hadi - Advisor

DPD - RI delegates with Laos representative ( 4 th from left)

The Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum Executive Committee Meeting was held on Sunday 11 January 2009. Participants included representatives from the 8 of the 9 Executive Committee member countries, namely: Canada, Chile, China, Indonesia, Japan, Lao PDR, New Zealand and Singapore.

The meeting was chaired by His Excellency Thongsing Thammavong, President of the APPF and President of the National Assembly of Lao PDR.

The Executive Committee resolved that:

1. The agenda of the 17th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, as set out in annex 1 be approved;

2. The Programme of Activities for the 17th Annual Meeting of the Asia- Pacific Parliamentary Forum, as set out in annex 2 be approved;

3. Hon. Dr. Saysomphone Phomvihane, Vice-President of the National Assembly of Lao PDR, and Hon. Dr. Kukeo Akhamontri, Vice-Chair of Foreign Affairs Committee be Vice-Chairs of the plenary sessions;

4. Prof. Dr. Boungnong Boupha, Member of the National Assembly of Lao PDR, be the Chairperson of the Drafting Committee;

5. The report on ARF 2008 will be presented by Singapore during the 2nd Plenary Session on 13th January 2009;

6. The draft resolutions submitted by the national delegations to the 17th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum, as set out in annex 3, be approved;

7. The time limits for speakers at the plenary sessions be 7 minutes for speeches and 5 minutes for participants in the open debate;

8. The Drafting Committee be created, and the necessary working groups be set up

9. Singapore host the 18th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum from 17-23 January 2010

10. The question of the enlargement of the APPF Executive Committee’s organization be further considered at the 18th APPF Annual Meeting; the APPF membership, observer status and rules of procedures be discussed on item IV: APPF matters in details later; and the Executive Committee may convene again during the meeting as required.

Cultural night - Welcome dinner


AGENDA MEETING OF 17TH APPF LAOS

Introduction of delegations
Adoption of decisions of the Executive Committee

I. Economic and Trade Matters ( 4 hrs duration )
1. Global Financial Crisis and APPF Effective Response
2. APEC 2008 in Peru: Report by Peru
3. WTO 2008
4. Sustainable Tourism
5. Energy Security
6. Food Security
7. Others

II. Political and Security Matters ( 3 hrs duration )
1. Review of the Political and Security Situation in the Asia Pacific Region and
in the World
a. ARF 2008 in Singapore : Report by Singapore
b, Peace and Stability in North East Asia
c. Peace and Stability in South East Asia
d. Middle-East Peace Process
e. Cluster Munitions
f. Terrorism

2. Others

III. Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation ( 2 : 30 hrs duration )
1. Parliamentary Capacity Building
2. Handling Climate Change and Environmental Issue
3. Natural Disaster Management
4. Poverty Reduction
5. Gender Issues in Parliament
6. Others

IV. APPF Matters ( 3 hrs duration )
1. APPF in Future (Membership, Observer Status, Rules of Procedures)
2. Date and Venue of APPF’s 18th Annual Meeting
3. Others

Adoption of Resolutions and the Joint Communiqué

With Senator Nyoman Rudana

JOINT COMMUNIQUE OF The 16th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASIA PASIFIC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM ( APPF ), Auckland, New`Zealand, 20 - 24 january 2008

At the invitation the Parliament of New Zealand ,the 16th Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) was held in Auckland, New Zealand from 20 to 24 January 2008 with participants from 21 member parliaments and 9 observer countries.. The Executive Committee convened a meeting on 20 January, before the opening of The Annual Meeting.
On 21 January 2008, at the opening ceremony, Hon. Margaret Wilson, President o the APPF and Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives welcomed the participants to the Annual Meeting and declared themeeting open.

His Excellency Mr Sergey Mironov, Former President of the APPF and Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and Diputado PatricioWalker, Presiden to the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, addressed the participants.MrYoshinobu Shimamura, Permanent Leader of the Japanese Delegation, delivered a speech to the APPF on behalf of the Honorary President of APPF, His Excellency MrYasuhiro Nakasone.

Delegations were honoured and pleased to have the opportunity to meet the Governor-General of New Zealand, His Excellency Anand Satyanand, and the Prime Minister of New Zealand, the Rt Hon Helen Clark.

In the plenary session on political and security issues delegates discussed a number of topics and made resolutions on the situation in the Korean Peninsula, cluster munitions, the Middle East peace process and the situation in Iraq, and the situation in Myanmar.

In the plenary session on economic and trade issues delegates discussed a number of topics and made resolutions on climate change and sustainable development, energy security, international and regional trade developments, people-centered information, and science and technology.

In the plenary session on regional cooperation in theAsia-Pacific region delegates discussed a range of topics and made resolution on disaster preparedness and pandemic disease,interfaith dialogue and the Alliance of Civilisations, promoting women's participation in politics and the economy, South Pacific fisheries management, and a number of issues of long-term concern to the region,such as demographic changes, water management, human rights,the abduction of citizens, poverty alleviation, the mutual recognition of occupations, free speech, mv /AIDS, child labour, marine pollution, and the treatment and protection of migrant workers.

The 16 the Annual Meeting of the APPF adopted 23 resolutions on these issues, In the final plenary session participants discussed the future role of the APP and agreed that the 17th Annua lMeeting be hosted by the National Assembly of the Lao People's Democrati Republic from 11 to 15 January 2009.

The annual meeting resolved to invite the President of the APPF, after consulting with the Executive Committee and the Honorary Chairperson,to write to the new Executive Committee setting out the idea raised at the 16th Annual Meeting and asking that it:

a. Review the rules of procedure during 2008 and make recommendations for as amendments that it thinks fit to the 17thAnnual Meeting
b. Address the ideas raised at the 16thAnnual Meeting with Laos in terms of developing the draft agenda and schedule for the 17th Annual Meeting

The meeting thanked the Drafting Committee for its efforts in developing a package of resolutions and the joint communique, which contributed to the success of the meeting.

The Annual Meeting expressed its appreciation and gratitude to the New Zealand Parliament for its organisation and hospitality, and especially to Hon. Margaret Wilson, Speaker of the House of Representatives for her Presidency of the APPF, and to the Secretariat and the staff for their hard work, which contributed to the success of the Annual Meeting.

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.