Philippine Ambassador to Italy, Domingo P. Nolasco, accepts the chairmanship of the ASEAN Committee in Rome (ACR) from Myanmar Ambassador Myint Naung during a hand-over ceremony held at the Parco dei Principi Grand Hotel on 18 July 2019.

Philippine Ambassador to Italy, Domingo P. Nolasco, received the rotating chairmanship of the ASEAN Committee in Rome (ACR) from Myanmar Ambassador Myint Naung during a hand-over ceremony held at the Parco dei Principi Grand Hotel in Rome on 18 July 2019.

Ambassador Nolasco presented the program of activities of the Committee under the Philippine chairmanship. He expressed confidence that with the cooperation and support of the ASEAN Ambassadors, the Philippines will be able to carry out its planned activities in the next six months.

The Philippine Ambassador conveyed his appreciation to the Ambassador of Myanmar for successfully steering the Committee during Myanmar’s chairmanship.

The ACR is composed of six ASEAN member countries which have Embassies based in Rome namely, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam

The Philippine Embassy in Rome will chair the Committee from July to December 2019.

Philippine Ambassador to Italy, Domingo P. Nolasco, discusses the program of activities of the ASEAN Committee in Rome (ACR) under the chairmanship of the Philippines during a meeting at the Parco dei Principi Grand Hotel on 18 July 2019.

Ambassadors of the ASEAN Committee in Rome (L-R), Thai Ambassador Chirdchu Raktabutr, Malaysian Ambassador Abdul Malik Melvin Castelino, Philippine Ambassador Domingo P. Nolasco, Myanmar Ambassador Myint Naung, Indonesian Ambassador Esti Andayani, and Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Thi Bich Hue, during a hand-over ceremony held at the Parco dei Principi Grand Hotel on 18 July 2019.