It was an excellent reception and all delegates thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Over one hundred delegates at the FICAC 2nd South Asia Regional Consular Conference were in attendance at the Palace. Some of the guests at the presentation…
It is indeed a pleasure to be with you today for the inaugural ceremony of the 2nd South Asia Regional Conference of the World Federation of Consuls (FICAC).
I am humbled and deeply appreciative that H. E. Hon. D. M. Jayaratne, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Sri Lanka, has discerned the importance of the occasion and taken the time to add his presence to declare our 2nd South Asia Consular Conference officially open.
It is abundantly clear that we who constitute the consular representation of this entire region play a predominantly vital role in the international sphere to which we belong. It gives us a sense of belonging…
Hon. Kartar Bhalla in his thank you speech at the Conference said:
I am overwhelmed by the compliments paid by Hon. Arnold Foote while awarding me the Medal of Distinction, a unique honour conferred on an honorary consul.
I welcome the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, which opened for signature on 24 April 1963.
The United Nations Conference on Consular Relations adopted the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and outlined the structure of relations between Consuls and independent nations.
Hon. S. Kadarisman (Indonesia); Hon. Rajko Maric (Serbia); Hon. Aykut Eken, FICAC Secretary General; Mr. Vuk Jeremić, President of the UN General Assembly; The Honourable Arnold Foote, FICAC President; Hon. Thomas Amaral Neves, FICAC Director;
50 years ago today, on 24th April 1963, the United Nations Conference on Consular Relations adopted and opened for signature, the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, the Optional Protocol concerning acquisition of nationality and the Optional Protocol concerning the compulsory settlement of disputes.
The President of the Borough of Brooklyn, Mr. Marty Markowitz, was honoured by the World Federation of Consuls at his office on Thursday, April 18, 2013.
