The annual “ASEAN Family Day” sports and cultural festival was held in New York on June 22 under the chairmanship of the Brunei Darussalam Permanent Representative to the UN, Dato Abdul Ghafar Ismail.

 

Addressing the opening ceremony, Mr Ismail said that the event aims to strengthen solidarity and mutual understanding among ASEAN delegations to the UN.

Vietnam’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Pham Vinh Quang, together with representatives from the Vietnamese delegation, the Vietnam News Agency and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, introduced international friends to traditional Vietnamese folk games and food at the event.

This year’s Family Day took place in Alley Pond Park near New York City and featured folk games and food from ASEAN member states.

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