ACMB holds inaugural meeting

Manama : The ASEAN Committee in Manama Bahrain (ACMB) held its inaugural meeting on Thursday at the residence of the Philippine Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Alfonso A. Ver, in Bu Ashira, Manama.

The ACMB was established after the ASEAN Foreign Ministers approved last month the request for the constitution of the committee by the Heads of Mission of the ASEAN Member-states accredited to the Kingdom of Bahrain.

At present, five ASEAN Member-states have diplomatic missions in Bahrain, consisting of Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand. Singapore has a non-resident Ambassador accredited to the Kingdom of Bahrain but is based in Saudi Arabia.

The meeting discussed the ACMB’s plans for the formal launching of the Committee, as well as the proposed activities for the year, which include the commemoration of ASEAN’s 50th anniversary, ASEAN Family Day and the ASEAN Sportsfest.

The Philippines was selected as the ACMB Chairman for this year, in consonance with its Chairmanship of ASEAN, while Thailand was selected as the Vice Chairman.

The ACMB Heads of Mission are Philippines Ambassador Alfonso A. Ver, Thailand Ambassador Chayapan Bamrungphong, Malaysian Ambassador Agus Salim Bin Yusof, Indonesian Ambassador NurSyahrir Rahardjo and Chargé d’ Affaires of Brunei Nor Huda Ahmad