PH Ambassador Joins 53rd ASEAN Day Commemoration in Brunei
Philippine Ambassador to Brunei Christopher B. Montero (front row, second from right) joins Brunei’s Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary and ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) Leader Dayang Emaleen Abd. Rahman Teo and Ambassadors of ASEAN member states and Dialogue Partners at the ASEAN Day flag-raising ceremony held at the International Convention Center in Bandar Seri Begawan. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Darussalam)
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 12 August 2020 – Philippine Ambassador to Brunei Christopher B. Montero joined the flag-raising ceremony to commemorate the 53rd Anniversary of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) organized by the Government of Brunei Darussalam on 10 August 2020 at the International Convention Center in Bandar Seri Begawan.
The event was presided by Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) Leader of Brunei Darussalam Dayang Emaleen Abd. Rahman Teo with the attendance of resident Heads of Mission of ASEAN Embassies and ASEAN Dialogue Partners.
The hoisting of the ASEAN Flag was followed by a simple reception hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Notwithstanding the ongoing pandemic, the commemorative activity demonstrates the firm commitment of ASEAN member states to further advance the goals and objectives of the regional organization since its founding in 1967. END
Philippine Ambassador to Brunei Christopher B. Montero (front row, second from right) and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) Leader of Brunei Darussalam Dayang Emaleen Abd. Rahman Teo (front row, fifth from right) join Ambassadors of ASEAN countries and Dialogue Partners resident in Brunei at a simple reception following the flag-raising ceremony. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Darussalam)
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