Philippine Ambassador to Qatar Alan L. Timbayan (second  from right) joins other ASEAN Heads of Missions accredited in Qatar for a symbolic “ASEAN handshake”photo

DOHA 29 August 2019 — The Philippine Embassy in Doha joins other ASEAN Embassies in celebrating the 52nd founding anniversary of ASEAN at the Vietnamese Embassy on 8 August 2019. 

Vietnamese Ambassador to Qatar Nguyen Dinh Thao currently chairs the ASEAN Committee in Doha (ACD), an organization made up Ambassadors of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam.

Philippine Ambassador to Qatar Alan L. Timbayan headed the Philippine participation to the event.

In his opening remarks, Ambassador Thao recalled how the ASEAN was founded on 8 August 1967 and its evolution from its humble beginnings to what it is today, an “ASEAN Community” of some 660 million people.

Ambassador Thao also described the strengthening relations between ASEAN and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and recognized Qatar’s “important role in connecting these two regions through its engagement in fostering synergies between ASEAN and the GCC.”

Also joining the event were ACD Working Group members, and other officials from the ASEAN Embassies. END

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