(VOVWORLD) - The Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland, as Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Bern (ACB), hosted the fifth meeting of the Committee in 2020, at which Vietnam’s term as Chair of the Committee was reviewed and the role was handed over to the Philippines Embassy.
 Vietnamese Embassy in Switzerland hosts the online fifth meeting of the ASEAN Committee in 2020. (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
The meeting brought together ambassadors and representatives from the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar.
They lauded the efforts, dynamism, and creativity of Vietnam in holding many in-person and online meetings and activities, as well as Vietnam’s success in coordinating with the Swiss Foreign Ministry and Parliament’s External Relations Committee and the pharmaceuticals firm Novartis.
They expressed their hope that Vietnam will continue to coordinate with the Philippines in realizing future initiatives and activities.