ASEAN CONSULS GENERAL IN VANCOUVER MEETING WITH H.E. LE LUONG MINH, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF ASEAN, VANCOUVER, 31ST MAY 2017

ASEAN CONSULS GENERAL IN VANCOUVER MEETING WITH H.E. LE LUONG MINH, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF ASEAN, VANCOUVER, 31ST MAY 2017 ASEAN

Consuls General in Vancouver (ACGV) Meeting with H.E. Le Luong Minh in Vancouver on 31 May 2017. The meeting was hosted by the Consulate General of Thailand, Chair of 2017 ACGV.

H.E. Le Luong Minh was in Ottawa and Vancouver from 27 May to 1 June 2017 as part of the 40th Anniversary of Canada’s relations with ASEAN and to participate in a seminar on “Southest Asia in an Evolving Global Landscape: Prospects for an Integrated Region and Implications for Canada” organised by the Department of Global Affairs Canada on 30th May 2017.

ASEAN was built on the foundation of prosperity and this year marks the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN since its establishment on 8 August 1967. Its economy has multiplied significantly from US$87.2 billion in 1975 to US$2.55 trillion in 2014. Collectively, ASEAN is now the 6th largest economy in the world with a GDP of US$2.55 trillion. 

Mr. Mohd Adli Abdullah, CG of Malaysia greets H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secretary General of ASEAN. In the middle is Ms. Sutthiluck Sa-ngarmangkang, CG of Thailand who is the Chair for 2017 ACGV Meeting. The meeting was held at the Consulate General of Thailand.

Mr. Mohd Adli and H.E. Le Luong Minh exchange ideas on strategies to create awareness and to educate the local people about ASEAN.

ACGV listening attentively to updates by H.E. Le Luong Minh’s on the ASEAN’s Political-Security Community, ASEAN Economic Community and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community.

The ASEAN Way – ASEAN Consuls General in Vancouver with H.E. Le Luong Minh (left to right): Mr. Mohd Adli Abdullah, CG of Malaysia; Ms. Sutthiluck Sa-ngarmangkang (CG of Thailand and Chair of ACGV 2017), H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN; Mr. Neil Frank R. Ferrer, CG Philippines and and Mr. Pham Manh Hai, CG of Vietnam (Not in photo) Ms. Sri Wiludjeng, CG of Indonesia.