Jakarta, Aug. 8 -- .

The ASEAN Secretariat today held a commemorative ceremony of the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat.

Convened on the sidelines of the 59th ASEAN Day celebrations, the ceremony complements the commemorative activities led by the ASEAN Chair throughout 2026 to mark the Treaty's golden anniversary.

Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn delivered remarks, preceded by H.E. Amb. Evangeliene T. Ong Jimenez-Ducroq, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to ASEAN and H.E. M. I. Derry Aman, Permanent Representative of Indonesia to ASEAN.

The ceremony featured the inauguration of the TAC Flag Corner at the ASEAN Headquarters/...