Resolution
The Presidents and representatives of psychiatric societies of Asian countries
who signed this document met in Bangkok on 20 August 2013 and agreed unanimously
that
1. The unity and collaboration of psychiatric societies in Asia is a major asset in the promotion of mental health and the betterment of psychiatry in Asia
2. They have elected the AFPA Executive Committee and Council members listed
on the attached document to serve the Federation until the next Congress
of the AFPA in 2015
3. They have requested the Executive Committee to prepare the draft Statutes
of the Association for approval by the Member associations as soon as possible
and not later than the end of 2014. The draft Statutes should be submitted
for formal approval to all member societies for comment and approval as
soon as they are prepared.
4. The name Asian Federation of Psychiatric Societies (AFPA) and the logo used by the Federation belong to all the psychiatric societies who agreed to be members of the Federation and that therefore neither the name nor the logo should be used by anyone without the explicit approval of the Executive Committee of the Federation
5. They condemn any individual or group who might be harming the Federation
by separatist action or by using the name of the association for any purpose
without the full approval of all the member societies
6. They wish to invite Associations of Psychiatrists in Asian countries
that have not yet joined the Federation to do so as soon as possible
7. They wish to express their thanks to the Department of Mental Health of the Ministry of Public Health, the Association of Psychiatrists in Thailand and others who have organized the 4th Congress of the Federation