Indonesian Ambassador Ridwan Hassan handing over the ASEAN flag to Malaysian Ambassador Zamshari Shaharan as the new Chairman of ASEAN Committee in Doha.
Doha: Malaysia is now the new Chairman of ASEAN Committee in Doha (ACD), as Indonesia has passed on the ASEAN flag to the former marking the new chairmanship.
Indonesian Ambassador has formally handed over the chairmanship of ACD to Malaysian Ambassador, H E Zamshari Shaharan in a ceremony during the 65th ACD meeting. Ambassadors from the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam and Vietnam were also present to witness the event.
Indonesian Ambassador, H E Ridwan Hassan assumed the ACD chairmanship from December 2020. “It was not easy to be the chair of the ACD during the tough time of pandemic COVID-19. However, with the strict compliance with the precautionary and preventive health measures, some ACD activities have been done in 2021.”
Last year alone, ACD conducted various activities including the 64th ACD meeting, ASEAN Day celebration on August 8, also, various publications on ASEAN, ASEAN Festival at Lulu Hypermarket, ACD Bowling Competition, and ACD Joint courtesy calls on newly-appointed Qatari ministers.
H E Hassan said the said activities were conducted to raise awareness on ASEAN to foreign communities and promote cooperation between ASEAN and Qatar.
It was August 8, 1967 when ASEAN or Association of South East Asian Nations was formed in Bangkok, Thailand. It has ten member states including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. Seven out of ten members of ASEAN excluding Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar have embassies in Qatar.
