Deputy Permanent Vietnamese Representative to ASEAN Nguyen Duc Thang handed over the CPR symbol to Indonesia’s Permanent Representative, Ambassador I Gede Ngurah Swajaya.

At the ceremony, the ASEAN Secretary General and the Indonesian Foreign Minister pressed the button to launch the CPR portal 2011.

ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan stressed the achievements made by the group in 2010 under Vietnam’s chairmanship and praised Indonesia for its preparations and determination as ASEAN Chair 2011, which he said is shown in its slogan “ASEAN Community in Global Community of Nations”.

Surin Pitsuwan also spoke highly of the Indonesian leadership as ASEAN Chair 2011 to further ensure ASEAN’s central role in the evolving regional architecture, and impose ASEAN’s position not only in the region but also in the world by practically contributing to solving common concerns in the world.

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