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Ministerial Forum was held in Parliament House, Canberra on 27^th February 2001. The Hon Alexander Downer, Minister for Foreign Affairs chaired the meeting and led the Australian delegation which included Senator the Hon Robert Hill, Minister for Environment and Heritage, the Hon Peter Reith, Minister for Defence, The Hon Mark Vaile, Minister for Trade, the Hon Philip Ruddock, Minister for Immigration, Multicultural Affairs, Reconciliation and Aboriginal Affairs, Senator the Hon Nicholas Minchin, Minister for Industry, Science and Resources, Senator the Hon Chris Ellison, Minister for Justice and Customs, Senator the Hon Rod Kemp, Assistant Treasurer and Senator the Hon Kay Patterson, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

The Hon. Sir Moi Avei, Minister for Petroleum and Energy chaired the Ministerial Forum and led the Papua New Guinea delegation which included Hon. Bart Philemon, Minister for Finance and Treasury, Hon. Sinai Brown, Minister for National Planning and Monitoring, Hon. Dr Puka Temu, Minister for Public Service, Hon. Kappa Yarka, Minister for Defence, Hon. Sir Peter Barter, Minister for Inter-Government Relations, Hon. Sasa Zibe, Minister for Environment and Conservation, Hon. Mark Maipakai, Minister for Justice, Hon. Andrew Baing, Minister for Fisheries, Hon. Yawa Silupa, Minister for Internal Security and Hon. Patrick Pruaitch, Minister for Forestry.

The Hon. Alexander Downer, Minister for Foreign Affairs chaired the Ministerial Forum and led the Australian delegation which included the Hon. Philip Ruddock, Attorney-General, Senator the Hon. Amanda Vanstone, Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs, Senator the Hon. Chris Ellison, Minister for Customs and Justice, and the Hon. Malcolm Brough, Minister Assisting the Minister for Defence. The Papua New Guinea delegation was led by the Rt. Hon. Sir Rabbie Namaliu, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration, and included the Hon. Sir Moi Avei, Minister for Petroleum and Energy, the Hon. Bart Philemon, Minister for Finance and Treasury, the Hon. Bire Kimisopa, Minister for Internal Security, the Hon. Sir Peter Barter, Minister for Inter Government Relations, the Hon. Kappa Yarka, Minister for Defence, the Hon. Sinai Brown, Minister for National Planning and Monitoring, the Hon. Peter O'Neill, Minister for Public Service and the Hon. Mark Maipakai, Minister for Justice.

The Hon. Stephen Smith, Minister for Foreign Affairs co-chaired the Ministerial Forum and led the Australian delegation which included the Hon. Simon Crean, Minister for Trade, Senator the Hon. Chris Evans, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator the Hon. Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change and Water, the Hon. Peter Garrett, Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts, the Hon. Tony Burke, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry the Hon. Martin Ferguson, Minister for Resources, Energy and Tourism, Senator the Hon. Nick Sherry, Assistant Treasurer, the Hon. Dr. Mike Kelly, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Support, the Hon. Bob McMullan, Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance, and the Hon. Duncan Kerr, Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs.