Permanent Representative to ASEAN, Regional Group of Local Governments Meet to Explore Collaboration for 50th Anniversary of ASEAN
Ambassador Elizabeth P. Buensuceso, Philippine Permanent Representative to ASEAN (left) and Dr. Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi, Secretary-General of the United Cities and Local Governments in Asia-Pacific
29 March 2017 JAKARTA – The Secretary-General of the United Cities and Local Governments in Asia-Pacific (UCLG-ASPAC), Dr. Bernadia Tjandradewi, called on the Permanent Representative of the Philippines to ASEAN, Ambassador Elizabeth P. Buensuceso, to explore areas where it may lend its support to ASEAN community-building initiatives in pursuit of common goals across all three ASEAN pillars: Economic, Socio-Cultural and Political. Discussions included the Mayor’s Forum, which will be held from July 26 to 28 in Taguig City, Philippines, as well as activities to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN. UCLG-ASPAC is linked to the local governments in the region and seeks to foster collaboration among key regional stakeholders through knowledge sharing and mutual learning. END