Myanmar và Bắc Triều Tiên cùng nhau đến Trung Quốc

Myanmar, North Korea come together in China

 

Saibal Dasgupta,
TNN

May 29, 2011,

BEIJING: China simultaneously hosted two Asian leaders , who rarely visit foreign countries to avoid answering questions about the poor human rights record in their respective countries, over the past few days. They are Myanmar president U Thein Sein and Kim Jong Il, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or North Korea.

What foreign policy officials in New Delhi, Washington and several other national capitals are keenly watching is signs of possible linkages between leaders of Myanmar and North Korea. There are reports of Myanmar's nuclear ambitions , and it might be keen on obtaining some technical support in this field from North Korea, informed sources said.

Burma's state-run The New Light of Myanmar has reported that Maj-Gen Thein Htay, the countrys minister of Border Affairs and Industrial Development, held a meeting with North Korean ambassador Kim Sok Chol on Tuesday. It did not give any details about the content of the talks. Both countries depend on Chinese assistance because they have been refused support by western powers.

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Lo ngại Ấn Độ, Trung Quốc lên kế hoạch mở rộng hải quân, tranh thủ Myanmar

Eye on India? China plans naval expansion, woos Myanmar

 

Saibal Dasgupta,
PTI 

May 28, 2011
 

BEIJING: Myanmar's president Thein Sein, a former military general, is in Beijing discussing a plan to allow the Chinese navy to dock in Myanmar ports and get direct access to the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean.
Thein Sein will have to consider New Delhi's apprehensions about China's naval expansion in its neighbourhood before acceding to Beijing's request, sources said.

He was given a reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing by Chinese president Hu Jintao on Friday. "I know India is very suspicious about Chinese navy's role in the Myanmar area. There is no need to worry because the Chinese navy will never take a hostile approach to India or any neighbour,'' Ma Jaili, an expert at the government think-tank , the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations said.

It may be difficult for Thein Sein to refuse Beijing's request. Myanmar needs to placate China because it is seeking additional Chinese investments in the energy and infrastructure sectors that include a plan to lay a road running parallel to the ongoing oil and gas pipelines projects.

Myanmar had allowed two Chinese warships, the Guangzhou and the Chaohu, to dock at Thilawa Port near Rangoon as they were returning from a counter-piracy operation in the Indian Ocean in August 2010.
 

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Phát biểu của Thủ tướng Singh tại hội nghị báo chí chung của Hội nghị thượng đỉnh BRICS

PM’s Statement at Joint Press Conference at the BRICS Summit

April 14, 2011

I would like to thank His Excellency President Hu Jintao for hosting the BRICS Summit in this beautiful city of Sanya. I thank the Government and the people of China for their warm hospitality and for the excellent arrangements that have been made.

I would also like to warmly welcome South Africa as a member of BRICS. We have greatly benefited from President Jacob Zuma’s wise counsel in our deliberations.

We have had very fruitful discussions at the Summit. We have reviewed the international situation, discussed international economic, financial and trade issues, the challenges of sustainable development, food security, energy security and climate change.

We have adopted the Sanya Declaration and agreed upon an Action Plan to deepen and broaden cooperation among our countries. This is an extremely rich and ambitious agenda. It covers the areas of security, finance, business links, agriculture, health, culture, sports and the green economy.

Our designated banks have signed a framework agreement on financial cooperation which envisages grant of credit in local currencies and cooperation in capital markets and other financial services.

In a short span of two years since our first Summit in 2009, BRICS has thus travelled a long distance.

The quality and durability of the global economic recovery process depends to a great measure on how the BRICS economies perform. We have reason to be satisfied with the management of our economies, but there is no room for complacency. The developments in West Asia and North Africa and the aftermath of the huge tragedy that befell Japan have introduced fresh uncertainties in the global recovery process. At the same time, the world continues to grapple with threats to security from terrorism and piracy.

As members of the G-20, the BRICS countries closely cooperate with the rest of the world. We will continue to do so as we prepare for the next G-20 Summit in France.

It is a unique coincidence that this year all the BRICS countries are also members of the United Nations Security Council. We have therefore agreed to intensify our consultations to address the major economic and political challenges that face us. An important objective must remain the reform of institutions of global governance to make them truly representative of contemporary realities.

I am deeply encouraged by the consensus among us of the need for an international order that is rule based and respects the unity, territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of individual States.

I have invited the BRICS leaders to India for the next BRICS Summit in 2012, and I am happy that they have accepted my invitation.

I once again thank President Hu Jintao for hosting this Summit and for his admirable leadership in guiding it to a successful conclusion.

Thank you.

Sanya (China)
April 14, 2011

 

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Phát biểu của Thủ tướng Singh tại phiên toàn thể hội nghị các lãnh đạo BRICS

Statement by Prime Minister at the plenary session of BRICS Leaders

April 14, 2011

Your Excellency President Hu Jintao,
Your Excellency President Medvedev,
Your Excellency President Dilma Rousseff,
Your Excellency President Zuma,
Distinguished delegates.

The theme of this meeting is “Broad Vision and Shared Prosperity”. The Sanya Declaration and the Action Plan that we will be adopting later today outlines the contours of where we would like to be in the years ahead.

For us it is a matter of great satisfaction that a BRICS Summit is taking place for the first time in Asia. The fact that we are meeting in China is equally significant. The balance of power is shifting to the Asia-Pacific region, and China has admirably withstood the consequences of the global economic and financial crisis.

From a geopolitical perspective, the BRICS economies occupy a strategic economic position. They possess a significant percentage of the world's landmass and an even more considerable percentage of the global population. The evolution of BRICS and its broad appeal among all our peoples is a reflection of emerging realities, and full of hope.

The challenge before us is to harness the vast potential that exists among us. We are rich in resources, material and human. We are strengthened by the complementarities of our resource endowments. We share the vision of inclusive growth and prosperity in the world. We stand for a rule-based, stable and predictable global order. We respect each other’s political systems and stages of development. We value diversity and plurality. Our priority is the rapid socio-economic transformation of our people and those of the developing world. Our cooperation is neither directed against nor at the expense of anyone.

We have the opportunity to give concrete meaning to the concept of sustainable and balanced development, and produce innovative models of development. We can cooperate in clean and alternative sources of energy and technologies. Nuclear safety has emerged as a major source of concern the world over after the tragedy in Japan. We should cooperate in this area, as well as in disaster relief and management.

We live in an age when science and technology and the growth of human knowledge are becoming major determinants of the power and wealth of nations. We should share our experiences in capacity building, education and skill development.

As large and diverse societies we are vulnerable to new and emerging threats to our security. It is our duty to our citizens that we cooperate in the fight against terrorism, extremism and intolerance and other non-traditional threats like piracy.

We should join hands in ensuring a peaceful and orderly transformation of the world order that reflects contemporary and emerging realities. This should be the case whether it is the reform of political and security governance structures in the United Nations or the international financial, monetary or trade system.

India reaffirms its commitment to a balanced and ambitious outcome to the Doha round of WTO negotiations. India will continue to engage with its partners to facilitate a rule-based multilateral trade regime which is fair, equitable and addresses the development agenda effectively.

We are embarked on a major enterprise of socio-economic change for our peoples. Cooperation among BRICS holds the promise of building an external environment for ourselves that helps each of us and complements our task of nation building. To that extent I would say the best is yet to come.

India stands ready to work with other BRICS countries to realize these goals. Our economy is more open and more connected to the world than it has been in the past. Our financial and capital markets are sound, and eager to absorb foreign direct investment. We have put in place ambitious schemes for the social and infrastructure sectors which have begun to bear fruit. The creative energies of our people have been unleashed. The economy is well on its way to a long term annual growth rate of more than 9%.

Our Ministers and officials must be mandated to give practical shape to our vision and take steps that bring the benefits of our collaboration to the common man.

I thank you.

Sanya (China)
April 14, 2011

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Thông cáo chung phiên họp khai mạc Ủy ban hỗn hợp về hợp tác song phương Ấn Độ-Philippin

Joint Statement on the Inaugural Meeting of India-Philippines Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation

March 15, 2011

At the invitation of Shri S. M. Krishna, External Affairs Minister (EAM) of India, H. E. Mr. Albert del Rosario, Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs (Foreign Minister) of the Philippines visited New Delhi on 15 March 2011 for the inaugural meeting of the Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation. A bilateral Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) for the year 2011-13 was signed during the visit. The two sides also announced the establishment of a Joint Working Group on cooperation in Counter Terrorism.

2. Secretary del Rosario and Minister of State Smt Praneet Kaur (MOS) held comprehensive discussions covering all aspects of bilateral relations and multilateral issues such as the United Nations Security Council reforms, ASEAN-India cooperation, the fight against international terrorism, transnational crimes and disaster management.

3. The Ministers noted that the bilateral Partnership has evolved over the years to cover a wide gamut of areas of mutual interest. The Ministers reviewed the progress following the 9th Foreign Policy Consultations held in Manila in October 2009. The two sides also agreed to convene the next meetings of Joint Working Groups on Trade and Investment, Agriculture, Tourism, and Health and Medicine later this year.

4. The Ministers were pleased to note that the target of US$ 1 billion in bilateral trade by 2010, set by the Joint Working Group on Trade and Investment at its 10th (last) meeting in New Delhi during 21-22 November 2008, was met. The Ministers called for greater cooperation between the business and industry sectors of both countries, and in this regard appreciated the initiative of the Government of India in organizing the First ASEAN-India Business Fair and Business Conclave from 02 to 06 March 2011. India looks forward to the early notification of India-ASEAN FTA in Goods by the Philippines and expressed hope that the utilization of Agreement will increase in the coming years.

5. The two sides were encouraged by the recent import of capital goods from the Philippines to India in the form of two 175,000 dead weight tonne (dwt) container ships (MV Rahi and MV Vanshee) bought by an Indian company from an enterprise in the Philippines, the naming ceremony for which was attended by H.E. President Benigno S. Aquino III in January 2011.

6. The Ministers reaffirmed their commitment to the reform of the United Nations, particularly the Security Council through its expansion in the permanent and non-permanent categories, with increased representation of developing countries in both, in order to improve its efficiency, representative-ness, and legitimacy, and for it to better meet the contemporary challenges faced by the international community.

7. MOS welcomed the announcement of initiation of flights of the Philippine Airlines between Manila and Delhi six times a week; the inaugural flight is scheduled on March 28, 2011. MOS expressed hope that this move will facilitate greater people to people interaction between the two countries. Both Ministers stressed the importance of enhancing cooperation in sectors such as Tourism, Agriculture, Health, Energy, Education and Culture.

8. Secretary del Rosario, on behalf of President Benigno S. Aquino III, extended an invitation to Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, President of the Republic of India to visit the Philippines.

9. The Ministers agreed to have closer coordination in the regional and multilateral fora. MOS said that she looked forward to the possible first visit of H.E. Mr. Benigno S. Aquino-III, President of the Republic of the Philippines to India for the ASEAN-India Commemorative Summit in 2012.

10. The Ministers reviewed the progress of the 3rd Security Dialogue held in Manila in October 2009 and agreed to rename it as “Strategic Dialogue” to broaden its scope. The Ministers urged the early convening of the first meeting of the Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC).

11. The two Ministers unequivocally condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and resolved to significantly enhance bilateral cooperation to combat terrorism. In this regard, they decided to convene the first meeting of the JWG on Counter Terrorism later this year.

12. Secretary del Rosario thanked the External Affairs Minister for the hospitality extended to him and his delegation during the visit and invited the External Affairs Minister to visit the Philippines for the next round of the Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation next year on a mutually convenient date. External Affairs Minister Krishna accepted the invitation with pleasure.

New Delhi
March 15, 2011

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Thỏa thuận giữa Ấn Độ và Philippin nhân chuyến thăm của Bộ trưởng Ngoại giao Philippin tới Ấn Độ

Agreement signed during the visit of Foreign Minister of Philippines

March 15, 2011

Executive Programme of Cultural Exchange between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of Philippines for the Year 2011-13

H.E. Mr. Ronald B. Allarey
Ambassador of Philippines to India

Shri Jawhar Sircar
Secretary, Ministry of Culture

New Delhi
March 15, 2011


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Thông cáo chung Ấn Độ-Thái Lan nhân chuyến thăm Ấn Độ của Thủ tướng Thái Lan

Joint Statement on the State Visit of Prime Minister of Thailand

April 05, 2011

1. H.E. Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva, the Prime Minister of Thailand paid a State visit to India during 4-5 April 2011 at the invitation of Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India. The Prime Minister of Thailand was accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister of Industry, Deputy Minister of Commerce, the President of the Thai Trade Representative Office and an official delegation.

2. During the visit, the Prime Minister of Thailand held bilateral talks with Dr. Manmohan Singh who also hosted a banquet in honour of the visiting dignitary. The Thai Prime Minister called on Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, the President of India and Shri Hamid Ansari, the Vice-President of India. Shri S.M. Krishna, External Affairs Minister of India called on the Thai leader. The Thai Prime Minister attended a business luncheon hosted by the three chambers of commerce.

3. The two Prime Ministers held wide-ranging discussions on bilateral, regional and multilateral issues, including on the need to energize bilateral institutional mechanisms, to enhance cooperation in security matters and to upgrade the bilateral dialogue on defence matters. The two leaders stressed the significance of enhancing connectivity between the two countries and regions, and the importance of further enhancing bilateral trade and investment. In this context the two leaders noted that the next meeting of the Joint Commission will be held in 2011 during which new initiative for enhancing cooperation would be identified. Discussions were also held on cooperation between the two sides to minimize the damage caused by natural disasters such as earthquake and tsunami and to deploy effective multilateral early warning systems against them.

4. The two Prime Ministers reaffirmed the importance attached to the strengthening and enhancement of trade and economic through the bilateral and regional frameworks viz. ASEAN-India, BIMSTEC and MGC

5. At bilateral level, the two Prime Ministers expressed satisfaction at the growing trend of bilateral trade and investment between the two countries. They noted that the bilateral trade turnover had reached US$ 6.7 billion in 2010 and agreed to double the trade volume by 2014. Noting that ongoing negotiations on a comprehensive Free Trade Agreement between India and Thailand that would promote trade in goods and services, and investment were proceeding well, they directed the negotiators to finalize the text of the Agreement by the end of 2011. They also desired that the Second Protocol to Amend the Framework Agreement for Establishing Free Trade Area between Thailand and India founded in 2003 be signed at the earliest possible date.

6. The Leaders reiterated their commitment to realization of the Trilateral Highway connecting India to Thailand via Myanmar to enhance regional transport networks. The highway while promoting trade and people to people contacts will also help revive the shared civilizational and cultural contacts and the ancient routes of knowledge and pilgrimage.

7. The two Prime Ministers noted that India and Thailand have an on-going programme of defence cooperation, characterized by a number of exchanges between the Armed Forces of both countries, joint exercises and participation in each others' defence training programmes. In order to strengthen this cooperation further, the two leaders agreed to establish a regular High-Level Dialogue on Defence Cooperation between the Ministries of Defence of both countries in the near future, details of which would be further finalized. It was agreed that this Dialogue would regularly review all the elements of bilateral defence cooperation including in the area of defence industry and technology. The Dialogue would also include discussions on a bilateral MoU on Defence Cooperation.

8. The Prime Minister of Thailand expressed his appreciation at the successive recent actions by the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard that had led to the successful release of several Thai nationals who had been the victims of piracy in the Indian Ocean. The two leaders, noting that coordinated patrolling was already being carried out jointly by the Indian and Thai navies, agreed to further enhance this cooperation. including by increasing the duration and frequency of such patrols. Both leaders also noted the possibility of experience sharing on Coast Guard Operations.

9. The two leaders unequivocally condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and stressed that there could be no justification whatsoever for any act of terrorism. Recognizing the common threats to national security from transnational crimes, including international terrorism, the two Prime Ministers resolved to significantly enhance bilateral cooperation in combating terrorism, including in restricting transnational movement and unauthorized stay of known terrorists in each other's countries. The two leaders resolved to commit their countries to improve sharing of intelligence, the development of more effective counter-terrorism policies, enhance liaison between law enforcement agencies, provide assistance in the areas of border and immigration control to stem the flow of terrorist related material, money and people and specific measures against transnational crimes, through the already existing mechanisms between Thailand and India. Both leaders agreed that the next (6th) meeting of the Joint Working Group on Security Cooperation be held within the next six months.

10. Noting that India and Thailand are discussing Extradition Treaty, Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty in Civil and Commercial Matters and Agreement on Transfer of Sentenced Persons, the two sides agreed that the above mentioned agreements may be concluded at the earliest.

11. The Prime Minister of Thailand welcomed the fact that almost 800,000 Indian tourists had visited Thailand in the year 2010 and observed that visitors from India were the fastest-growing segment in the tourist inflow into Thailand.

12. The two leaders, recognizing that there was great unrealized potential for increasing the inflow of Thai tourists into India, agreed to provide greater facilitation to Thai Buddhist monks, pilgrims, students and tourists visiting India.

13. India announced support to the India Studies Centre set up at the Thammasat University in Thailand recently through visiting Chairs in areas to be selected jointly by the University and the ICCR, collaboration in India related research programmes through exchange of senior scholars for a period of one year and extending scholarships to the students from the Centre for Studies in India at the Post Graduate level and for Ph. D programmes. He expressed the hope that the India Study Centre would ignite a new interest in young Thai people in the great currents of contemporary India as well as renew interest in the ideas, values, arts and philosophy of the India of times past.

14. Recalling the long history of cultural and historical ties between the two countries, the two leaders agreed that to lift relations to a higher level, the two countries shall increase and expand existing cultural exchanges and strengthen people-to-people contacts to raise visibility and profile of the other country. The two countries will also continue to explore opportunities to promote cultural exchanges in fields such as conservation, traditional art, contemporary art, literature, film making, music, dance, theatre etc. In this context, Thailand and India mutually agreed that the Executive Programme of Cultural Exchange between the two countries should be renewed at the earliest opportunity for the year 2011-2013 in order to facilitate and promote deeper and varied cultural exchanges.”

15. The two leaders welcomed the recent progress made towards the revival of the Nalanda University, including the passage by Indian Parliament of the Nalanda University Bill and the regular meetings of the Nalanda Mentor Group, The Prime Ministers were pleased to note that the revival of the Nalanda University would rejuvenate the close cultural and religious ties that link India and Thailand since the ancient period.

16. The two leaders held discussions on regional cooperation within ASEAN. The Prime Minister of India expressed his appreciation for Thailand's role as a valued partner within ASEAN and expressed his satisfaction that Thailand was one of the largest participants at the successful India-ASEAN Business Fair that was held in New Delhi in March 2011. The two Leaders noted that the Fair has also witnessed the first meeting of India-ASEAN Trade/Commerce Ministers in India. He also appreciated the visit of Foreign Minister of Thailand to deliver the key note address at the recently held Delhi Dialogue – III Conference focusing on India-ASEAN Engagement. The two leaders recalled the Action Plan for ASEAN-India Partnership 2010-15 that was adopted in Hanoi in November 2010 and reiterated their resolve to further promote a multi-faceted India-ASEAN relationship. The two Prime Ministers looked forward to the India-ASEAN Commemorative Summit scheduled to be held in New Delhi in 2012.

17. At regional level, the two Prime Ministers welcomed the entry into force of the India-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement on Trade in Goods on 1 January 2010 and the increase in bilateral trade as a result thereof, and hoped that the Agreement would further contribute to the envisaged trade target of USD 70 billion as set by ASEAN and India. The two Prime Ministers looked forward to an early finalization of the India-ASEAN services and investment agreements currently under negotiation.

18. The two leaders also discussed regional cooperation in other formats such as BIMSTEC and Mekong Ganga Cooperation (MGC). Both the leaders expressed satisfaction that the last BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting held in January 2011 had agreed to locate the Permanent Secretariat of BIMSTEC in Bangladesh and looked forward to greater progress in realizing a need based programme of regional cooperation suited to the needs of the BIMSTEC member countries. The two leaders also looked forward to synergizing economic cooperation and capacity building in the Mekong region under the MGC.

19. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of Thailand expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and to the people of India for the warm welcome and hospitality that had been extended to him and to the members of his delegation on his State visit.

New Delhi
April 5, 2011

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