Vietnamese Ambassador Le Linh Lan (in red, left) addresses the event (Photo: VNA)Bern (VNA) – The Embassy of Vietnam in Switzerlandhas hosted a ceremony to mark the 53rd founding anniversary of ASEANand presided over the first meeting of the ASEAN Committee inBern (ACB) in its capacity as the chair of the committee.
In her opening remarks, Vietnamese Ambassador Le Linh Lansaid over the past five decades after it was founded, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has become awidely-recognised regional organisation that plays an important role inpromoting peace, stability and prosperity in Southeast Asia.
The ambassador also recalled milestones in Vietnam’s admission to and membership of ASEANover the last 25 years, noting in the face of COVID-19 wreaking havoc in the region and the world, Vietnam, as ASEAN Chair 2020, has promptly shiftedthe focus of the bloc’s cooperation to fighting the pandemic and activelydeveloped a master plan for ASEAN’s post-pandemic recovery.
During the ACB's meeting, the ambassadors of ASEAN member states discussed the current situation of thedisease and its impacts on relations between ASEAN and Switzerland.
They emphasised that the ACB should further promote ASEAN’s image in Switzerland, prioritise holding political and economic activitiesand promotion of cooperation with Switzerland in healthcare, and fosterexchange of policies with local universities and research institutions./.
In her opening remarks, Vietnamese Ambassador Le Linh Lansaid over the past five decades after it was founded, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has become awidely-recognised regional organisation that plays an important role inpromoting peace, stability and prosperity in Southeast Asia.
The ambassador also recalled milestones in Vietnam’s admission to and membership of ASEANover the last 25 years, noting in the face of COVID-19 wreaking havoc in the region and the world, Vietnam, as ASEAN Chair 2020, has promptly shiftedthe focus of the bloc’s cooperation to fighting the pandemic and activelydeveloped a master plan for ASEAN’s post-pandemic recovery.
During the ACB's meeting, the ambassadors of ASEAN member states discussed the current situation of thedisease and its impacts on relations between ASEAN and Switzerland.
They emphasised that the ACB should further promote ASEAN’s image in Switzerland, prioritise holding political and economic activitiesand promotion of cooperation with Switzerland in healthcare, and fosterexchange of policies with local universities and research institutions./.
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