Flag hoisting ceremonies mark ASEAN’s 56 founding anniversary
A flag hoisting ceremony took place in New York city on August 8 to mark the 56th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (August 8, 1967-2023).
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang (sixth, from right) and officials of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations attend the flag raising ceremony to mark the 56th founding anniversary of ASEAN (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A fla🦂g hoisting ceremonytook place in New York city on August 8 to mark the 56𓆉th founding anniversary ofthe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (August 8, 1967-2023).
Present at the ceremony included ambassadors fromASEAN member states, heads of the bloc’s delegations, consulategenerals of some ASEAN member states in the city, and Mayor of New York city EricAdams, among others. In his remarks, Consul General of Indonesia in NewYork Winanto Adi emphasised significance of the event, presenting the bloc’sgrowing strength in politics, culture and economy in the city. He expressed his belief that this willcontribute to further fortify the multifaceted bond between ASEAN and New York. For his part, Mayor Eric Adams expressed his honour asthe first leader of the city to co-chair the ASEAN flag hoisting ceremony and spoke highly of the important contributions by the ASEAN community to the city’s socio-economicdevelopment.
Ambassadors of ASEAN countries in the Netherlands, Brussels, representatives of ASEAN's partner countries and international organisations based in the Netherlands at the flag hoisting ceremony (Photo: VNA)
On the same day, flag hoisting ceremonies were held inmany countries worldwide, including the Netherlands and Russia, to mark the anniversary of the regional grouping.
Ambassadors and Deputy Ambassadors of ASEAN member states in Russia gather to mark the 56th founding anniversary of ASEAN (Photo: VNA)
An Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) flag-hoisting ceremony was held in Hanoi on August 8 to mark the bloc’s 56th founding anniversary (August 8, 1967 - 2023) and 28 years of Vietnam’s membership of the association.
ASEAN, over the past 56 years, has gradually affirmed its position as a pillar of peace, an epicentrum of growth and a nucleus of dialogue and cooperation in the region, wrote Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son in an article named “ASEAN: Epicentrum of peace, cooperation, development” on the occasion of the group’s 56th founding anniversary (August 8, 1967-2023).
More than 100 diplomatic officials and their spouses from ASEAN member countries in Singapore, along with ASEAN observer of Timor Leste, joined a walking event on August 8 to celebrate the 56th founding anniversary of the regional bloc.
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Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang (sixth, from right) and officials of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations attend the flag raising ceremony to mark the 56th founding anniversary of ASEAN (Photo: VNA) 
Ambassadors of ASEAN countries in the Netherlands, Brussels, representatives of ASEAN's partner countries and international organisations based in the Netherlands at the flag hoisting ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
Ambassadors and Deputy Ambassadors of ASEAN member states in Russia gather to mark the 56th founding anniversary of ASEAN (Photo: VNA)
