Ambassador Denis Yap Lepatan, middle, posing for a souvenir photo with the members of the Asian Ambassadors Grouping (ASPAG) in Switzerland. With them are the

  speakers from Foraus: (from left) Mr. Markus Herrmann, Co-Head Programme Asia; and (6^th and 7^th from left) Ms. Wailea Zülch and Mr. Cenni Najy, Co-Heads of the

Programme Europe

Ambassador Denis Yap Lepatan hosted the Asian Ambassdors Grouping (ASPAG) on Wednesday, 13 March 2019 in Berne to discuss the perspectives on the institutional framework agreement negotiations between Switzerland and the European Union with resource persons from think tank foraus, namely: Mr. Markus Herrmann, Co-Head Programme Asia, and Ms. Wailea Zülch and Mr. Cenni Najy, Co-Heads of the Programme Europe.

Participating during the event were Asian Ambassadors in Switzerland, including the Ambassadors from Bhutan, India, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Viet Nam, and Thailand, and the Deputy Chief of Mission of Indonesia.

                                                                                                                      Amb. Lepatan delivers his opening remarks during the ASPAG luncheon-discussion

                                                                                                          Minister Josephine Reynante introduces the resource persons from foraus

                                                                                                                Mr. Markuss Herrmann, foraus Co-Head Programme Asia, delivers his presentation

Mr. Cenni Najy and Ms. Wailea Zülch, foraus Co-Head Programme Europe, discuss explains some points during the discussions.

                                                                                                                               Amb. Lepatan (2^nd from left) engages the speakers during the discussions.