8th Steering Committee Meeting and Hand-Over

The 8^th Meeting of the Steering Committee of the ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center (ARMAC) was held on 6 December 2018 at ARMAC’s headquarters in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The meeting was chaired by H.E. Mr. Michael Tan, the Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the Kingdom of Cambodia and Chair of the Steering Committee of ARMAC. The meeting was also attended by members of the Steering Committee composed of delegates from all ten ASEAN Member States, and the Executive Director of ARMAC.

The meeting discussed ARMAC’s progress throughout 2018 and highlighted the year’s major achievements such as the successful hosting of the Regional Workshop, development of a new three-year workplan, enhancement of ARMAC’s operations and systems, and other milestones.

The meeting concluded with H.E. Mr. Michael Tan handing over Singapore’s Chairmanship of ARMAC to Thailand represented by H.E. Mr. Panyarak Poolthup, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Kingdom of Cambodia. ARMAC deeply appreciates the leadership and support that H.E. Mr. Tan has provided to the Center over the course of his term and thanks him for his efforts in establishing a strong operational foundation for ARMAC.

(ARMAC 06 December 2018)