Vietnam chairs ceremony marking ASEAN's 55th founding anniversary in Japan
The Vietnam Embassy in Japan on August 16 chaired a ceremony celebrating the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN)'s 55th founding anniversary with the participation of ambassadors/chargé d'affaires of the bloc’s 10 member states.
Tokyo (VNA) - The Vietnam Embassy in Japan onAugust 16 chaired a ceremony celebrating the Association of Southeast Nations (ASEAN)'s 55th foundinganniversary with the participation of ambassadors/chargé d'affaires of thebloc’s 10 member states.
In his opening speech, Vietnamese Ambassador Vu Hong Nam,who is the current rotating Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Tokyo (ACT), said ASEAN is now one of the most dynamic and successful regional organisations in theworld.
According to the ambassador, with a population of nearly 700 million and GDP exceeding 3.2trillion USD, ASEAN is the world's 5th biggest economy. The bloc’s tradehas so far recovered to the pre-COVID-19 level and is forecast to grow 4.9%this year and 5.2% in 2023. The group’s cooperation with its foreign partners hasbeen increasingly deepened toward effectiveness.
The diplomat attributed such results to unceasing effortsmade by ASEAN people.
Vietnamese Ambassador Vu Hong Nam speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)
He went on to highlight the role of ATC since itsestablishment 44 years ago, noting that ATC members have frequently convened meetings formutual support in fostering ties among member states and Japan aswell as ASEAN-Japan relations.
Echoing the view, Cambodian Ambassador Tuy Ry stressed ASEANhas transformed from a loose mechanism into a closely cohesive and rules-based organisation.
He also pointed out security challenges facing the bloc inthe time to come, notably the Myanmar situation and issues related to thet East Sea, KoreanPeninsula, and Russia-Ukraine conflict.
After the celebration, the participating diplomats attended the ACT’s311th meeting./.
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At the ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
Vietnamese Ambassador Vu Hong Nam speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA) 
