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ASEAN Brussels Committee holds its first meeting under the Philippine Chairmanship

On 22 January 2025, the ASEAN Brussels Committee (ABC) held its first meeting for 2025 under the Philippine Chairmanship. During the meeting, the Ambassadors discussed activities and projects under the Philippines’ chairmanship from January to June 2025 and exchanged views on developments in ASEAN Member States’ respective bilateral relations with Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU.

In accordance with Article 43 of the ASEAN Charter, the ASEAN Brussels Committee was established to promote ASEAN’s interests and identity in Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union.

The ASEAN Brussels Committee is currently composed of the following Ambassadors accredited to Belgium, Luxembourg and the EU: H.E. Mr. Adnan Ja’afar Ambassador of Brunei Darussalam; Mrs. Raad Chhoun Sreynou, Chargé d’affaires, a.i. of Cambodia; H.E. Mr. Andri Hadi, Ambassador of Indonesia; H.E. Mr. Kingphokeo Phommahaxay, Ambassador of Lao PDR; H.E. Mr. Dato’ Mohd Khalid Abbasi Bin Abdul Razak, Ambassador of Malaysia; H.E. Mr. Soe Lynn Han, Ambassador of Myanmar; H.E. Mr. Lim Hong Huai, Ambassador of Singapore; H.E. Mrs. Kanchana Patarachoke, Ambassador of Thailand; H.E. Mr. Nguyen Van Thao, Ambassador of Viet Nam; and H.E. Mr. Jorge Trindade Neves de Camoes, Ambassador of Timor-Leste.

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H.E. Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda gives a lecture on Philippine Ports Network at the Antwerp School of Management (AMS)

On 14 January 2025, at the invitation of the Antwerp Management School, Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda appeared as a guest lecturer at the Ports Economics and Business course for the school’s Master of Transport Management Program. Thirty-five (35) international students from Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle East attended the Ambassador’s lecture.

Ambassador Ledda spoke on Philippine ports development, particularly the recent reforms being undertaken to enhance private sector participation in modernizing and expanding the country’s ports network. He also took the opportunity to talk about tourism development and renewable energy infrastructure in relation to the ports network, as well as the Philippines’ commitment to a rules-based order in the regional and global maritime space.

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Exhibit on Filipino Diaspora in Belgium Opens in Brussels

The MigratieMuseumMigration (MMM) in Brussels opened its new exhibition entitled Archipelago Abroad: Stories of the Philippine Diaspora in Belgium in a lively and well-attended vernissage on 17 January 2025.

Organized by the Philippine Art and Culture Exchange (PACE) in collaboration with the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and the Philippine Embassy in Brussels, Archipelago Abroad tells the stories of the Filipino diaspora in Belgium through artworks, personal objects, video and audio interviews, and written narratives.

Ambassador Jaime Victor B. Ledda gives his remarks during the vernissage of Archipelago Abroad: Stories of the Philippine Diaspora in Belgium, Brussels, 17 January 2025.

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