H.E. Ambassador Dato' Shariffah Norhana Syed Mustaffa, new Permanent Representative of Malaysia to ASEAN presented her Letter of Credence to H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN at a ceremony held on 22 August 2016 in ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta.
SG Minh congulated Malaysia for the successful Chairmanship in 2015, which culminated in the establishment of the ASEAN Community. He welcomed Ambassador Dato' Shariffah to the Committee of the Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) in Jakarta and underlined the important work of the CPR in monitoring and ensuring the implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and its Community Blueprints.
Ambassador Dato' Shariffah underlined that Malaysia's focus would be to ensure a successful Chairmanship for Lao PDR. She also shared her experience during her tenure at the ASEAN-Malaysia National Secretariat and informed SG Minh that the success of Malaysia's Chairmanship was also due to the strong support and cooperation of the ASEAN Secretariat. Ambassador Dato' Shariffah assured SG Minh of the continued support and cooperation of the Permanent Mission of Malaysia and looked forward to continue working closely with the ASEAN Secretariat.