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2006 Plenary Session Speeches

  • Fifth Plenary Session Dr Brendan Nelson Address by Dr Brendan NelsonMinister for Defence, AustraliaTo the 5th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Singapore4 June 2006 (transcript) Thank you very much, John, and congratulations on the work that you are doing and in the convention of the dialogue. To Deputy Prime Minister Najib and Minister Sudarsono, it is my privilege to share the platform with you today. Mr Teo, I congratulate you and the Singaporean Government on the outstanding arrangements for the dialogue. Excellencies, members of the...
  • Fifth Plenary Session Prof Juwono Sudarsono Address by Professor Dr Juwono SudarsonoMinister of Defence, IndonesiaTo the 5th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Singapore4 June 2006 (transcript) Thank you, Dr Chipman, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. I have been asked to talk about the idea of a security community in Asia. Drawing on the meeting that we had in Kuala Lumpur of the nine ASEAN Defence Ministers, we agreed on the basic principles of establishing a community based on three pillars: one is political stability; the second...
  • Fifth Plenary Session Dato' Sri Mohd Najib A REGIONAL SECURITY COMMUNITY: A MALAYSIAN PERSPECTIVE By The Rt. Honourable Dato Sri Mohd Najib Tun RazakDeputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Malaysia Ladies and Gentlemen, In examining the strategic landscape of the region, one can either take the optimistic or the pessimistic viewpoint. It was once said that both contribute to the society. The optimist invents the aeroplane and the pessimist, the parachute. Anyway, it was also said that in the future, the pessimist may be...
  • Fourth Plenary Session Avelino Cruz Jr Remarks of theHON. AVELINO J. CRUZ, JR.Secretary of National DefenseRepublic of the Philippinesat the5th ASIA SECURITY SUMMITTHE SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUERepublic of Singapore04 June 2006THE PHILIPPINE PERSPECTIVE:SETTING NATIONAL SECURITY PRIORITIES The security environment inevitably shapes national security priorities. Our assessment shows that as a developing nation, the Philippines faces greater internal rather than external security threats. For decades, the Philippines has been beset with a p
  • Fourth Plenary Session Teo Chee Hean Amended After Delivery REMARKS BY MINISTER FOR DEFENCE TEO CHEE HEAN ON SETTING NATIONAL SECURITY PRIORITIES, AT THE 5TH SHANGRI-LA DIALOGUE ON 4 JUN 06. 1. The fundamental goals of any countrys national security strategy are to safeguard its territorial integrity and guarantee the safety and well-being of its citizens. This requires close monitoring of all possible sources of threat and maintaining credible forces to deter them and, if necessary, to respond decisiv
  • Fourth Plenary Session General Ehsan ul-Haq 5TH ANNIVERSARY IISS ASIA SECURITY SUMMITTHE SHANGRI-LA DIALOUGE SINGAPORE 2006 NATIONAL SECURITY SETTING PRIORITIES ADDRESS BYGENERAL EHSAN UL HAQ, NI(M)CHAIRMAN JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEEPAKISTAN ARMED FORCES SUNDAY, 4 JUNE 2006 AT THE SHANGRI LA HOTEL Professor Francois Heisbourg, Chairman IISSDr John Chipman, Director IISS Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen! 1. It is indeed a privilege to participate in the Shangrila Dialogue, which has emerged as a credible...
  • Third Plenary Session Hon Adam Ingram The Rt Hon Adam Ingram MPMinister of State for the Armed Forces, United Kingdom Address to the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue3 June 2006(1587 words) Ladies and Gentlemen, Its a pleasure to be in Singapore once again for this important and stimulating conference. Like many of you I hope I had a comfortable and trouble free journey here yesterday. A reminder of how modern travel has helped make the world a smaller place. We really do live in a global village. And like any v
  • Third Plenary Session HE Yoon Kwang Ung (As Delivered) Deploying Forces for International Security : ROKs Perspective Speech delivered by H.E. Yoon, Kwang Ung, Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Korea,at the 5th IISS Asia Security Summit (Shangri-La Dialogue) on June 3, 2006 (Introduction) Thank you John. Distinguished defense ministers, parliamentarians, senior representatives, scholars, members of respective delegations, ladies and gentlemen! It is a great pleasure for me to have this meanin
  • Third Plenary Session Fukushiro Nukaga Speech by Fukushiro NukagaMinister of State for Defense of JapanDeploying Forces for International Security(5th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue, Singapore, 3 June 2006) Distinguished Colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen, First of all, I would like to express my sincere condolences and deep sorrow to those who are bereaved or are suffering from the major earthquake in Java, Indonesia, which occurred last week. To assist in relieving the disaster, I have ordered the dispatch of SDF troops to...
  • Second Plenary Session Mr Pranab Mukherjee Address by Mr Pranab Mukherjee, Defence Minister of India at the Fifth IISS Asia Security Summit (Shangri-La Dialogue), SingaporeJune 02-04, 2006 SECOND PLENARY SESSION ON INDIA: A RISING GLOBAL PLAYER (3rd June 2006 at 1000 hours) Dr. John Chipman, Director General, International Institute for Strategic Studies.Excellencies,Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, I thank the government of Singapore for the warm hospitability extended to us and the organisers for making ex
  • First Plenary Session The Hon Donald Rumsfeld As Delivered INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STRATEGIC STUDIESSHANGRI-LA HOTEL, SINGAPORESaturday, June 3, 2006 Thank you very much, John. This conference is impressive, and it's filling an important need. And certainly we congratulate you and thank you for your foresight and your leadership. Ministers, distinguished officials, military and civilian. It is certainly a pleasure for me to be back in this vibrant and historic city. I want to thank the government and the people of Singapore for their...
  • Keynote Remarks HE Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Singapore Keynote Address by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at the 5th International Institute for Strategic Studies' Asia Security Summit on Friday 2 June 2006 at the Shangri-La Hotel Professor Francois Heisbourg, Chairman, IISS,Dr John Chipman, Director, IISS,Distinguished Guests,Ladies and Gentlemen Introduction 1. I welcome all delegates to the 5th Shangri-La Dialogue. It has been an eventful year since our last meeting. In East Asia growth continues apace, and the outlook remains...
  • Opening Remarks - Dr John Chipman Opening Dinner RemarksFifth Shangri-La Dialogue2 June 2006Dr John ChipmanDirector-GeneralIISS Welcome to the Opening Dinner for the Fifth IISS Asia Security Summit. This year, at the Shangri-La Dialogue, we host the largest ever gathering of defence and security professionals from participating countries. We have assembled for this weekend a record number of defence ministers, chiefs of defence staff, permanent secretaries in ministries of defence, national security advisers, foreign affairs a