A photo of ASEAN ambassadors at the event. (Source: VNA)Mexico City (VNA) – The formation of the ASEAN Community is asignificant milestone in ASEAN’s history that allows member states to connect,share benefits and develop in a new journey.
This was highlighted by Ambassadors of Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesiaand the Philippines to Mexico at a conference to mark the 50th foundinganniversary of ASEAN held in Mexico on May 4.
The event was attended by professors, PhD and post graduates from El Colegio deMexico (COLMEX), a prestigious Mexican institute of higher education.
The ambassadors also presented ASEAN’s formation, development and objectives atthe conference.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Le Linh Lan said that besides developmentopportunities toward the bloc’s prosperity, ASEAN still faces a number ofchallenges.
ASEAN member states need to join hands to reduce development gap and elevatethe group’s position in the international arena, Lan stressed, affirming thatVietnam, as a responsible member, has made positive contributions to the ASEANdevelopment.
ASEAN’s key objective is to build the association into an intergovernmentalcooperation organisation. The ASEAN Community is set up based on three pillars,namely ASEAN Political-Security Community, ASEAN Economic Community and ASEANSocio-Cultural Community.
With a market of over 620 million consumers and a gross domestic productreaching more than 2.5 trillion USD in 2016, ASEAN has become the world’s seventhlargest economy.
On the occasion, Ambassador Le Linh Lan opened a photo exhibition on the landand people of Vietnam and presented books to COLMEX’s library.
Lan expressed hope that the exhibition and books will nudge Vietnam, a heroiccountry during struggles for national independence, closer to Mexicanresearchers and students.
Meanwhile, Director of the COLMEX’s Asia-Africa research centre Amaury Garciaaffirmed that the books are valuable documents which help tighten cooperationand friendship between the two countries.-VNA
This was highlighted by Ambassadors of Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesiaand the Philippines to Mexico at a conference to mark the 50th foundinganniversary of ASEAN held in Mexico on May 4.
The event was attended by professors, PhD and post graduates from El Colegio deMexico (COLMEX), a prestigious Mexican institute of higher education.
The ambassadors also presented ASEAN’s formation, development and objectives atthe conference.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Le Linh Lan said that besides developmentopportunities toward the bloc’s prosperity, ASEAN still faces a number ofchallenges.
ASEAN member states need to join hands to reduce development gap and elevatethe group’s position in the international arena, Lan stressed, affirming thatVietnam, as a responsible member, has made positive contributions to the ASEANdevelopment.
ASEAN’s key objective is to build the association into an intergovernmentalcooperation organisation. The ASEAN Community is set up based on three pillars,namely ASEAN Political-Security Community, ASEAN Economic Community and ASEANSocio-Cultural Community.
With a market of over 620 million consumers and a gross domestic productreaching more than 2.5 trillion USD in 2016, ASEAN has become the world’s seventhlargest economy.
On the occasion, Ambassador Le Linh Lan opened a photo exhibition on the landand people of Vietnam and presented books to COLMEX’s library.
Lan expressed hope that the exhibition and books will nudge Vietnam, a heroiccountry during struggles for national independence, closer to Mexicanresearchers and students.
Meanwhile, Director of the COLMEX’s Asia-Africa research centre Amaury Garciaaffirmed that the books are valuable documents which help tighten cooperationand friendship between the two countries.-VNA
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