Over 120 delegates from representative missions of Vietnam, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Cambodia and Myanmar in Cuba on August 8 gathered together in a flag hoisting ceremony to celebrate the 55th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son made a speech at the ASEAN flag-hoisting ceremony in Hanoi on August 8 on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the regional grouping. Following is the full text of his speech.
The 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), the region’s biggest sporting event, officially began with a grand opening ceremony held at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi on May 12 evening.
A flagpole was officially inaugurated on April 26 at the memorial site of late President Ho Chi Minh in the northeastern coastal province of Quang Ninh’s Co To island district.
China’s military exercise in the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago area violated Vietnam’s sovereignty over the islands and went counter to the spirit of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC), Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has said.
ASEAN’s prominent achievements in recent times have helped promote intra-bloc solidarity, and comprehensive cohesion and cooperation in all fields, contributing to maintaining stability, peace and development in the region, said Lao Ambassador to Germany Phomma Butthavong.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh delivered a speech while chairing an ASEAN flag hoisting ceremony marking the 53rd founding anniversary of the association in Hanoi on August 7.
An ASEAN flag hoisting ceremony was held in Hanoi on August 7 to mark the 53rd founding anniversary of the association and 25 years of Vietnam’s ASEAN membership.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) flag hoisting ceremony in Hanoi on August 8 morning to mark the 52nd anniversary of the grouping.
The Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 6 held an ASEAN flag-hoisting ceremony to mark the 52nd founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Vietnam’s flag was hoisted at the athlete village in Jakarta capital of Indonesia at a ceremony on October 5, marking the official presence of the Vietnamese sports delegation to the 2018 Asian Para Games.
Vietnamese flag was hoisted at Kemayoran athlete village in Jakarta capital of Indonesia at a ceremony on August 16 within the framework of the 18th Asian Games (ASIAD 18).
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a flag-hoisting ceremony in Hanoi on August 8 to mark the 51st founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
A flag-hoisting ceremony was held in Cam Ranh port, the south central province of Khanh Hoa on February 6 before the launching of two missile escort warships coded 015- Tran Hung Dao and 016- Quang Trung.
A 681-strong Vietnamese delegation to the Southeast Asia Games 29 (SEA Games 29) took part in a flag-hoisting ceremony held at Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 16.
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