ASEAN Embassies Hold Briefing for Greek Businessmen

Philippine Embassy in Athens Chargé d’Affaires Ms. Rosario P. Lemque (rightmost) with Indonesian Ambassadors to Greece Ferry Adamhar (leftmost) and Thai Ambassador to Greece  Chailert Limsomboon (third from left), and Vietnamese Ambassador to Greece Nguyen Manh Cuong (second from right), briefed the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises represented by SEV Vice Chairman Konstantinos Bitsios (second from left) on 18 September 2018. (Athens PE photo)

ATHENS 15 October 2019 — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Committee in Athens (ACAT) composed of the four ASEAN diplomatic missions in Athens, namely the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Viet Nam briefed the members of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) on 18 September 2019.

The joint event “Discover Southeast Asia” was undertaken by the ACAT, SEV and Enterprise Greece, and participated in by over a hundred Greek businesspersons, government officials, and representatives from the four ASEAN embassies, who gave insights on the business prospects in Southeast Asia. 

Greek businesspersons also gave their insights on how to successfully do business in Southeast Asia region.

During the event, SEV announced their plans to visit the Philippines, Malaysia and Hong Kong in February 2020.  It has already sent business missions to Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Viet Nam in recent years. END

Chairman and CEO of Enterprise Greece Grigoris Stergioulis noted that there is a need to cooperate in exploring opportunities in a friendly manner where the benefits of two parties or regions can be mixed in order for both to grow. (Athens PE photo)

Ambassador of Thailand and Chairman of ACAT Chailert Limsomboon gave the Greek participants a background on ASEAN and expressed his appreciation for SEV’s initiative to look into the Southeast Asian region as a prospective trade and investment partner. (Athens PE photo)

Member of the Political Bureau and Chairman of the Central Economic Commission of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Mr. Nguyen Van Binh highlighted ASEAN as a region where each country has its own identity, where east meets west and where there is unity in diversity. (Athens PE photo)

Vice Chairman Mr. Konstantinos Bitsios, SEV opened the event and noted the need for Greece to strengthen trade relations with ASEAN countries. (Athens PE photo)

Director of the Prime Minister’s Diplomatic Office Ms. Alexandra Papadopoulou highlighted that the Greek government recognizes that businesses are its first partners to further develop Greece’s economy. (Athens PE photo)

Moderated conversation with the representatives of Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam. Moderator, SEV Ms. Vicky Makrigianni (leftmost), Director for European Affairs I of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia Mr. Dino Kusnadi (second from left), Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. of the Embassy of the Philippines Ms. Rosario P. Lemque (center) , Director General of the Department of American and European Markets, Ministry of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam Mr. Tao Hoang Linh (second from right), Ambassador of the Royal Thai Embassy and Chairman of ACAT Mr. Chailert Limsomboon (rightmost). (Athens PE photo)

Greek companies sharing their success in doing business with Southeast Asia Moderator and SEV Ms. Vicky Makrigianni (leftmost), Business Development Director of Steelmet S.A. Mr. George Catsambis (second from left), , Business Development Engineer of Mytilineos S.A. Mr. Dimitris Orfanos (second from right) and Vice President of Grantex, S.A. Ms. Maria Paschalidou (rightmost). (Athens PE photo)

Participants network and enjoy Southeast Asian delicacies prepared by each ASEAN Embassy. (Athens PE photo)

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