The credential presenting ceremony. (Source: VNA) Jakarta, (VNA) - Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bangpresented his letter of credential to ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoiat a virtual ceremony on February 26, officially becoming Vietnam’srepresentative to the ASEAN.
This is the first time a ceremony of this kind has been heldin the virtual form amid the complicated development of the ACOVID-19 pandemicin Indonesia.
On the occasion, the ASEAN Secretary-General again praisedthe success of Vietnam during the year it held the chairmanship of ASEAN in2020, especially in leading ASEAN in maintaining solidarity and proactivelyresponding to the complicated developments of the pandemic.
He re-affirmed the important contributions of the Committeeof Permanent Representatives (CPR) during the Year of ASEAN Chairmanship 2020,including chairing and participating in the successful negotiation of manydocuments in the framework of ASEAN cooperation with partners, coordinatinginter-pillar issues and strengthening the role and activities of the ASEANSecretariat.
He expressed his belief that Ambassador Bang,with his experience as a senior diplomat, will make important contribution tothe CPR work, thus further consolidating Vietnam’s role and position in ASEANand ASEAN’s in the international community.
Ambassador Bang reiterated Vietnam’s commitmentto realizing the ASEAN Vision 2025 through close coordination with other ASEANmembers.
In 2021, Vietnam will serve as chair of the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Task Force and Chair of the Board of Trustees of the ASEAN Foundation (AF BOT). The country will end its tenure as coordinatorof ASEAN-Japan relations and take over as coordinator of ASEAN-RoK relationsfor 2021-2024./.
