Poland to open more embassies in ASEAN countries

Poland plans to open some more embassies in ASEAN countries in the near future to further intensify its flourishing bilateral ties with the bloc and its member countries.
Poland plans to open some moreembassies in ASEAN countries in the near future to further intensifyits flourishing bilateral ties with the bloc and its member countries.

Addressing a recent ceremony presenting his credentials to ASEANSecretary General Le Luong Minh in Jakarta, Polish Ambassador toIndonesia and ASEAN Tadeusz Szumowski spoke of how he valued the bloc’scentral role in maintaining peace, security, stability and developmentin the region. 

He also expressed his wish to further boost thefruitful ties between Poland and ASEAN, which is regarded by theEuropean country as one of the most successful and increasinglyinfluential regional organisations in the world. 

For his part,Minh encouraged the Polish ambassador to explore cooperative activitiesbetween ASEAN and Poland in the mutual interests of the two sides. 

He also briefed Ambassador Szumowski on the progress of the ASEANCommunity building, and stressed that the guest could play an importantrole in fostering cooperation between the two sides as well as in theframework of ASEAN-EU Dialogue Relations.-VNA

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