Through his account on X, the Foreign Minister sent congratulations to the Southeast Asian bloc that is celebrating the 57th anniversary of its founding.
Founded on August 8, 1967, with a population estimated at more than 650 million people. ASEAN comprises Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.
The bloc is preparing to enter a new stage of development after completing the implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and is on track to become the world’s fourth-largest economy by 2050.
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