ASEAN’s 56th founding anniversary celebrated in Hungary
The embassy of Vietnam and other member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Budapest on August 9 held a ceremony to mark ASEAN's 56th founding anniversary (August 8, 1967-2023).
Hanoi (VNA)🐈 – The embassy of Vietnam and other member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) in Budapest on August 9 held a ceremony to mark ASEAN's 56thfounding anniversary (August 8, 1967-2023).
Attending the ceremonywere Deputy Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly Istvan Jakab, otherHungarian officials, Ambassadors, Chargé d'affaires, representatives of theembassies of ASEAN countries in Budapest, businesses, communities, studentsfrom ASEAN countries, and local press. Speaking at the event, the Ambassador of Thailand to Hungary, NiponPetchpornprapas delivered a welcome speech, showing pride in the increasinglystrong ASEAN which is committed to peace, security, and prosperity. He emphasised that the European Union (EU) and Hungary arestrategic partners of ASEAN, and the partnership and cooperationagreements between the EU and ASEAN countries mark milestones in therelationship between the two regional organisations. Abdurrachman Hudiono Dimas Wahab - Ambassador of Indonesia whichchairs ASEAN this year - said that new ASEAN cooperation agreements, particularlythose on the development of the electric vehicle ecosystem and paymentconnection, show that ASEAN is determined to remain one of the fastest growingregions in the world and an attractive investment destination despite thechallenging macroeconomic environment. For his part, Deputy Speaker of the Hungarian National AssemblyIstvan Jakab congratulated ASEAN on its great achievements over the past sixdecades. He said he believes ASEAN will continue to enhance successful regionalintegration, its centrality in the region, and develop relations with the EUbased on equality, benefit sharing and mutual respect, as well as expandrelations with Hungary in areas such as parliamentary cooperation,infrastructure development, renewable energy, water resource management, trade,investment, ODA and education./.
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Participants to the celebration. (Photo: VNA) 
