JAKARTA, Sept. 2 -- H.E. Marina Rafti presented her Letter of Credence to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat today, marking the official assumption of her role as the Ambassador of the EU to ASEAN.

Secretary-General Dr. Kao congratulated Ambassador Raftion her appointment and reaffirmed the ASEAN Secretariat's readiness to work closely with her and the Mission of the EU to ASEAN to further strengthen the ASEAN-EU partnership ahead of its 50

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anniversary in 2027. He noted that, in the past five decades, ASEAN-EU Dialogue Relations have developed into a broad partnership spanning multiple sectors and built on mutual trust, and emphasised the importance of sustaining this momen...