Australia to host CHOGM in 2011
Australia to host CHOGM in 2011
18:20, November 30, 2009 
Email | Print | Subscribe | Comments | Forum 
Australia will host the next Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth in 2011.
The CHOGM in Trinidad and Tobago, attended by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith, on Monday agreed to Australian hosting their next gathering.
"This is a welcome decision," Smith said.
Australia previously hosted CHOGM in 1981 in Melbourne and in 2002 at Coolum on Queensland' s Sunshine Coast.
"This does draw important attention to the fact that Australia, from Perth, is an Indian Ocean rim country and Perth is an Indian Ocean rim capital," Smith said.
Perth was an appropriate city to host the event, as it was now one of Australia's fastest-growing cities.
Smith said Australia would also join the Commonwealth ministerial action group, to which Ghana, Namibia and New Zealand are current members.
The group administers the commonwealth's affairs on an on-going basis.
Source: Xinhua
The CHOGM in Trinidad and Tobago, attended by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Foreign Affairs Minister Stephen Smith, on Monday agreed to Australian hosting their next gathering.
"This is a welcome decision," Smith said.
Australia previously hosted CHOGM in 1981 in Melbourne and in 2002 at Coolum on Queensland' s Sunshine Coast.
"This does draw important attention to the fact that Australia, from Perth, is an Indian Ocean rim country and Perth is an Indian Ocean rim capital," Smith said.
Perth was an appropriate city to host the event, as it was now one of Australia's fastest-growing cities.
Smith said Australia would also join the Commonwealth ministerial action group, to which Ghana, Namibia and New Zealand are current members.
The group administers the commonwealth's affairs on an on-going basis.
Source: Xinhua
Related Reading
Special Coverage
Major headlines
Editor's Pick
Most Popular
Hot Forum Dicussion
