ASEAN Committee in US marks bloc’s 56th anniversary
The ASEAN Committee in New York held a ceremony to mark the bloc’s 56th founding anniversary at the United Nations (UN) headquarters on October 10 (local time).
New York (VNA) – The ASEAN Committee in New York held a ceremony to mark the bloc’s 56th founding anniversary at the United Nations (UN) headquarters on October 10 (local time).
The event saw the attendanceof President of the 78th UN General Assembly Dennis Francis, Under-Secretary-General forPolicy Guy Ryder, ambassadors and heads of delegations from UN member countries.
As the rotating Chairof ASEAN in 2023, Indonesian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pahala Mansury affirmed the centralrole of ASEAN as a regional cooperation model which has spared no efforts to maintain peace and stability, promote dynamic growth andeffectively cope with global challenges.
Speaking at the ceremony, President ofthe 78th UN General Assembly Dennis Francis asked ASEAN to continue demonstrating its leading rolein implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), taking action torespond to climate change, and dealing with poverty and inequality.
He also expressed his gratitude forASEAN's support and contributions to the common affairs of the UN and to theOffice of the President of the UN General Assembly, adding that for the first timea Vietnamese representative has been working at the office.
Meanwhile, Under-Secretary-General for Policy Guy Ryder emphasised that amid thecurrent challenges, ASEAN continues to play an important role in and make positivecontributions to ensuring peace, security, prosperity and sustainabledevelopment in the region and the world.
Delegations of ASEAN member states to the UN have regularly maintained close contact, conversations, and meetings and shared views andinformation about issues of common concern on the UN agenda.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was established on August 8, 1967 under the BangkokDeclaration, marking an important milestone in the region's developmentprocess./.
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