The ASEAN Pretoria Committee (APC) held a ceremony in the capital city of Pretoria on August 8 to mark the 50th founding anniversary of the association (August 8, 1967).
ASEAN founding anniversary marked in South Africa (Illustrative image. Source: internet)
Pretoria (VNA) - The ASEAN PretoriaCommittee (APC) held a ceremony in the capital city of Pretoria on August 8 tomark the 50th founding anniversary of the association (August 8, 1967).
The event was jointly organised by embassies ofASEAN countries in South Africa, namely Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar,the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
Indonesian Ambassador to South Africa SupraptoMartosetomo, who is currently President of the APC, reviewed the establishmentand development of ASEAN over the past five decades.
He noted that from the first five members, ASEANhas developed into a 10-member bloc which is connected in terms of politics andeconomy while enhancing cooperation with external partners.
ASEAN has affirmed and promoted its central rolein addressing regional and global issues via peaceful measures and dialogues inline with international law, he stressed.
Particularly, the association has always maintainedpeace, stability and common development over the past 50 years, he added.
The establishment of the ASEAN Community in 2015marked an important milestone in regional economic and trade connectivity aswell as illustrates its commitments to building a single market of over 630million people to increase competitiveness and promote intra- and extra-bloc cooperation,he said.-VNA
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ASEAN founding anniversary marked in South Africa (Illustrative image. Source: internet) 
