Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoai Duong (R) and Philippine Ambassador Demetrio R.Tuason (Source: VNA)Mexico City (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen HoaiDuong on January 16 assumed position of Chair of the ASEAN Committee in MexicoCity (ACMC), replacing Philippine Ambassador Demetrio R.Tuason.
Duong vowed to dohis best to speed up ACMC activities to intensify ASEAN countries’ cooperationwith Mexico in all fields, especially in economics, trade, investment, tourismand culture, and to boost collaboration with the other Pacific Alliance memberslike Chile, Colombia and Peru.
At the handoverceremony, the Ambassadors of Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand andVietnam reviewed the committee’s activities in 2018 and set tasks for 2019.
They affirmed theformation of the ASEAN Community by 2015 with the three pillars ofpolitics-security, economics and socio-culture has brought benefits to eachmember state and increased the central role of ASEAN in the region.
Counsellor in chargeof ASEAN at the Vietnamese Embassy Tran Thanh Tam reported an action plan ofthe committee in the first half of 2019, including holding seminars andmeetings with the host country’s officials, and cultural exchange activities toenhance friendship between ASEAN and Mexico.
According to theMexican Ministry of Economy, trade between Mexico and the ASEAN countries ofMalaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam enjoyed an averageannual growth of 10 percent to hit 25.51 billion USD in the first 11 months of2018.-VNA
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