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ASEAN DAY CELEBRATION IN TEHRAN
08 August 2024
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On 8 August 2024, the ASEAN Tehran Committee (ATC) jointly held the ASEAN Day Reception at the Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Tehran. The event was led by the current ATC Chairman, Ambassador Roberto Gutierrez Manalo of the Philippines, with the presence of other ATC Heads of Mission namely from Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The gathering was graced by the guest of honour from the Government of Iran, His Excellency Ali Asghar Mohammadi, Director General for Asia and Oceania of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with members of the diplomatic community, international organisations, commercial representatives, and friends of ASEAN as the invitees. In his welcoming speech, Ambassador Manalo celebrated the 57th Founding Anniversary of ASEAN under the theme “Connected and Resilient Community”. The Ambassador praised the growing relationship between ASEAN and Iran, which has flourished since Iran's signing of the ASEAN Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in 2018. The ASEAN Day celebration was a success and met its objective to promote ASEAN’s goals and served as a platform for reaffirming the importance of the ASEAN-Iran relationship. The event’s success in bringing together diplomats, commercial representatives, and friends of ASEAN in a spirit of mutual respect and cooperation sets a positive tone for future engagements. It reaffirmed both sides’ commitment to leverage their shared interests and goals to foster a more integrated and prosperous future.