Brunei's Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II Major General (Rtd) Datuk Paduka Seri Awang Halbi bin Mohd Yussof with the Brunei delegation during the networking session with Laos Minister of Energy and Mines Phosay Sayasone. - Photo: PMO
VIENTIANE: Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II Major General (Rtd) Datuk Paduka Seri Awang Halbi Mohd Yussof, as the minister in charge of energy, attended the 42nd Asean Ministers on Energy Meeting (AMEM) and its associated meetings at the National Convention Centre (NCC) in Vientiane, Laos from September 26-27.
Themed ‘Asean: Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience’, the meeting underscored the importance of AMEM as a platform to ensure Asean collective efforts in strengthening the Asean Community to seize opportunities and address present and emerging challenges effectively and ensuring the implementation of Asean Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC), which has been instrumental in driving energy security, accessibility, affordability and sustainability in Asean.
