An ASEAN Family Day took place in a joyful atmosphere in Geneve state, Switzerland on July 10

Attending the event were diplomats and their families from ASEAN countries, representatives of the World Trade Organisation and other international organisations in Geneve.

The participants had chance to enjoy music performances, culinary competitions and various sport games including football, tennis, badminton, volleyball, bowling and golf.

Ambassador Vu Dung, chairman of ASEAN delegations to the United Nations and head of the Vietnamese delegation sent thanks to Ambassador Evans Garcia, head of the Philippine delegation for their host of a successful event, stressing that its success is the best vivid proof for ASEAN’s unity in diversity.

The same day, the ASEAN Family Day was also held in Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines city in the southern outskirt of Paris, France by Brunei.

At the opening ceremony, Vietnamese ambassador to France Le Kinh Tai as a chairman of ASEAN underlined that ASEAN family day is one of important events contributing to strengthening the solidarity and mutual understanding among ASEAN diplomatic corps in France in particular and ASEAN countries in general./.