Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Ngo Thi Hoa on July 26 chaired the regular meeting in July 2018 of the ASEAN Committee in The Hague (ACTH) (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – VietnameseAmbassador to the Netherlands Ngo Thi Hoa on July🦩 26 chaired the regularmeeting in July 2018 of the ASEAN Committee in The Hague (ACTH).
At the meeting, participants reviewed the mainactivities of the ACTH recently and discussed issues related to the Netherlandsand more generally Europe, as well as relations with major nations. They also congratulated the PhilippineEmbassy on the success of the Seminar on ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), whichraised public awareness of economic opportunities brought by the AEC forbusinesses in ASEAN and Europe. Also on the agenda were prospective ACTHactivities for the remaining months of 2018, including a cultural exchangeevent between members of ASEAN and the European Union which will be held in theNetherlands to welcome the 12th ASEM Summit in October. Other activities tocome include a meeting of ASEAN and Asian ambassadors with Dutch Minister ofForeign Affairs Stef Blok. Regarding activities of ASEAN, Ambassador Hoa,who is also the current rotating President of the ACTH, reiterated thatactivities to celebrate ASEAN Day (August 8) include a flag raising ceremonyand an exchange of ASEAN female staff members and spouses. Other cultural activities are set to takeplace from September to November, namely the ASEAN Family Day and ASEAN FilmFestival, aiming to enhance intra-bloc solidarity and help internationalfriends better understanding of ASEAN. It was the fourth ACTH meeting held during theVietnamese Ambassador’s term as rotating President. –VNA
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Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Ngo Thi Hoa on July 26 chaired the regular meeting in July 2018 of the ASEAN Committee in The Hague (ACTH) (Photo: VNA) 
