26 May 2006
The Malaysian Foreign Affairs Minister, the Honourable Dato' Seri Syed Hamid Albar will deliver the keynote address at a free public forum in Melbourne on Friday 2 June.
The Monash Asia Institute is sponsoring the Malaysia Australia Forum in conjunction with the Australia-Malaysia Institute (Australian Department of Foreign Affairs) and Malaysia's Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI).
Seri Syed Hamid Albar will speak about the Australia-Malaysia relationship and how to deepen and strengthen ties.
His session will be chaired by the Chairman of the Australian Parliament's Australia-Malaysia Caucus, the Honourable Michael Johnson MP.
Other speakers will include:
ASLI's Chief Executive officer and Director, Dato' Dr Michael Yeoh
ASEAN Associationfor Planning and Housing President, Datuk Eddy Chen Lok Loi
Monash University Vice-Chancellor,Professor Richard Larkins
For a full program visit the Monash Arts Faculty website.
What: Malaysia Australia Forum
Who: Keynote speaker Malaysian Foreign Affairs Minister, the Honourable Dato' Seri Syed Hamid Albar
When: Friday June 2, 2006, 1.30pm-4.30pm (forum) 4.30pm -6pm (reception)
Where: The Windsor Hotel, 103 Spring St, Melbourne CBD
For further information contact Ms Penny Fannin, Media Communications on + 61 3 9905 5828.
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