Friendship run consolidates ASEAN community in New York
The annual friendship run “ASEAN Fun Run” was organised by the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations on June 29 in Roosevelt Island, New York City.
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN) in New York speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)
New York (VNA) – The annual friendship run “ASEAN Fun Run” was organised by the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations on June 2🧔9 in Roosevelt Island, New York City.
The event attracted the participation of Ambassadors, Heads of Delegation and nearly 300 officials and their family members of the ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste.
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN) in New York, expressed his hope the run can contribute to further tightening the solidarity and close cooperation among the ASEAN delegations to the UN and spreading the spirit of the ASEAN Community.
Singaporean Ambassador finishes first at the men's event (Photo:VNA)
After completing the 6.66-km run, participants enjoyed typical dishes of Vietnam and other ASEAN countries./.
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