ASEAN Missions Commemorate 50th Anniversary of ASEAN in Dhaka
From left: H.E. Madam Masurai Masri-Brunei; H.E. Madam Rina Prihtyasmiarsi Soermarno-Indonesia; CDA Aung Myint-Myanmar; H.E. Madam Nur Ashikin Mohd Taib-Malaysia; Chief Guest Hon. Md. Shahriar Alam;, H.E. Vicente Vivencio T. Bandillo-Philippines; Consul William Chik-Head of Singapore; H.E. Madam Panpimon Suwannapongse-Thailand; and, H.E. Tran Van Khoa-Vietnam.
14 August 2017 DHAKA- The Philippine Embassy joined the ASEAN Diplomatic Missions in Dhaka in commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the founding of ASEAN on 08 August 2017 at the Royal Thai Embassy.
The ASEAN 50th Anniversary with the theme “one vision, one identity, one community” was highlighted by the flag raising ceremony and ASEAN Food Festival. The welcome speech of the ASEAN Dhaka Committee Chairperson, H.E. Nur Ashikin Mohd Taib of the High Commission of Malaysia was followed by the message of the Chief Guest, Hon. Md. Shariar Alam, MP, State Minister for Foreign Affairs.
The ASEAN Food Festival area was packed with Ambassadors, High Commissioners, Heads of Missions, media practitioners, and other invited guests. Festooned booths of all the ASEAN missions were lined with their respective culinary delights. The guests enjoyed the Philippine Embassy’s famous pancit, plain suman, muron and Goldilocks polvoron. END.
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