KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Bernama) — The Signing Ceremony of the Instrument of Accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) was held today from 4.30pm to 5pm. Minister of Foreign Affairs Dato’ Seri Utama Haji Mohamad bin Haji Hasan officiated the ceremony in the presence of ASEAN Foreign Ministers, the Foreign Minister of Timor-Leste as observer, and Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn.
The Ceremony marked a historic milestone with the formal accession of the the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria and Oriental Republic of Uruguay to the TAC. Algeria was represented by Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs Ahmed Attaf and Uruguay was represented by Minister of Foreign Affairs Mario Lubetkin.