On the occasion of the 56th ASEAN Day on 8 August 2023, H.E. Mr. Sorayut Chasombat, Ambassador of Thailand to the UAE in his capacity as Chairman of ASEAN Committee in Abu Dhabi (ACAD), hosted a meeting and reception to commemorate the establishment of ASEAN at the Royal Thai Embassy in Abu Dhabi.
H.E. Mr. Husin Bagis, Ambassador of Indonesia to the UAE, H.E. Mr. Nguyễn Mạnh Tuấn, Ambassador of Viet Nam to the UAE, H.E. Mr. Alfonso Ferdinand A. Ver, Ambassador of the Philippines to the UAE, H.E. Datuk Seri Ahmad Fadil bin Shamsuddin, Ambassador of Malaysia to the UAE, Ms. Wong Lee Ting, Chargé d'affaires of Singapore, Ms. Rohana Roslan, Chargé d'affaires of Brunei Darussalam and diplomats from 7 embassies of the ASEAN Member States in the UAE participated in the activities.
In the spirit of cooperation and togetherness, the ACAD Ambassador expressed their readiness to work closely together to strengthen bonds and encourage solidarity of the ASEAN community in the UAE. Moreover, ACAD also showed readiness to support and develop the relationship and cooperation between ASEAN-UAE, in which the UAE has become ASEAN’s Sectoral Dialogue Partner since 3 August 2022.