The First meeting of the ASEAN Committee in Helsinki (AHC) in 2022 and the handover of ASEAN Chairmanship

The First meeting of the ASEAN Committee in Helsinki (AHC) in 2022 and the handover of ASEAN Chairmanship

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The First meeting of the ASEAN Committee in Helsinki (AHC) in 2022 and the handover of ASEAN Chairmanship

On 16 February 2022, at the Thai Embassy in Helsinki, H.E. Ms. Chavanart Thangsumphant, Ambassador of Thailand to Finland, organized the 1st Meeting of the ASEAN Committee in Helsinki (AHC) in 2022 and a handover of Chairmanship to the incoming Chairperson of AHC, H.E. Ms. Thi Hai Tam Dang, Ambassador of Vietnam to Finland.

During Thailand’s chairmanship (June 2021 - 15 February 2022), the AHC achieved several activities, namely (1) a reception of Asean Day in Helsinki, (2) discussion with Ambassador for Disability Inclusion of Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, (3) the visit of ASEAN Ambassadors to VTT Technical Research Center of Finland Ltd., (4) the establishment of ASEAN – Finnish Parliamentary Cooperation, (5) an exchange of letters between Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland and Secretary-General of ASEAN, (6) ASEAN – Finland new year celebration clip and (7) discussion with Director of Amnesty International (AI), Finnish Section to explore the possibility to jointly collaborate to tackle the issue of Human Right Protection of Migrant workers in Finland.

Before the handover ceremony, Madame Ambassador of Thailand also thanked all AHC Ambassadors and Working Group members for their full support and assistance to raise the profile of the ASEAN-Finland relations and awareness of ASEAN in Finland

The meeting was concluded by a lunch hosted by the Ambassador of Thailand.

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