12 May 2023 – The ASEAN Committee in Bern (ACB) Ambassadors and Charges d’Affairés engaged in candid discussions of issues of mutual concerns between ASEAN and the Switzerland including the current geopolitical situation, economic challenges, sustainability, and ASEAN-Switzerland relations, among others.

The luncheon meeting was held upon the gracious invitation of Federal Councillor and Economic Minister Guy Parmelin at the Landgut Lohn in Kersatz on Thursday, 11 May 2023.

Philippine Ambassador-designate to Switzerland Mr. Faustino M. Dy, the current head of the ACB, joined (in alphabetical order by country) Ambassador-designate Dara In of Cambodia, Charge d’Affairés ad interim Umbara Setiawan of Indonesia, Ambassador Latsamy Keomany of Laos, Charge d’Affairés ad interim Ahmad Benyamine Noor Rahimin of Malaysia, Charge d’Affairés ad interim Ei Ei Tin of Myanmar, Ambassador Andrew Toh of Singapore Ambassador Chittipat Tongprasoerth of Thailand, and Ambassador Phung The Long of Viet Nam during the said event.

(L-R; front row) Ambassador Latsamy Keomany of Laos, Charge d’Affairés ad interim Ei Ei Tin of Myanmar, Ambassador-designate Bernard Faustino Dy of the Philippines, Ambassador Andrew Toh of Singapore, Federal Councillor and Economic Minister Guy Parmelin, Ambassador Chittipat Tongprasoerth of Thailand, Ambassador Phung The Long of Viet Nam, Ambassador-designate Dara In of Cambodia, Charge d’Affairés ad interim Umbara Setiawan of Indonesia, Charge d’Affairés ad interim Ahmad Benyamine Noor Rahimin of Malaysia, (L-R back row) FDFA Head of Regional Coordination for Southeast Asia and Pacific Ms. Anna Mattei, Head of Asia and Ocenia of SECO Nathalie Rast, and Head of World Trade Department of SECO Ambasador Markus Schlagenhof pose for a souvenir photo after the event.

Federal Council Parmelin with SECO, FDFA and the ASEAN Ambassadors and Charge d’Affairés pose for a candid souvenir photo after the event.