ASEAN committee works to promote image in South Africa
The ideas were agreed during the first
2014 meeting of the committee on January 22 in Pretoria under the
chair of Vietnamese Ambassador Le Huy Hoang.
The
event saw the participation of ambassadors from seven ASEAN member
countries based in South Africa, which are Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar and
Vietnam.
Speaking on the sideline of the meeting,
Ambassador Hoang said as the APC coordinator in the first six months of
this year, the Vietnamese Embassy with work closely with other embassies
to organise practical activities to introduce ASEAN’s potential in
investment, trade and tourism to South African partners.
In particular, following Vietnam ’s initiatives, APC will discuss
with leaders of the host country measures to further enhance trade and
investment ties between ASE AN member countries and South Africa .
The discussions will be timed to coincide with
external activities of the South African Government and parliament on
the occasion of President Zacob Zuma’s presentation of the national
message before parliament in mid-February, he said.
Besides, APC will coordinate with research agencies of South Africa
to organise conferences to discuss the situation of the country and
Africa as a whole. ASEAN countries also plan to hold sports and
cultural events to introduce their culture and products, the diplomat
added.
The same day, Ambassador Hoang also met 21
Asian ambassadors in South Africa to share information on the upcoming
election in the host country and discuss ways to broaden cooperation
between Asian countries and South Africa in the time to come.-VNA