Zubair Qureshi
Ambassador of Indonesia Adam M Tugio has assumed the charge of ASEAN Islamabad Committee (AIC) chairman. The new envoy of ASEAN state took the charge from High Commissioner of Brunei Darussalam Dato Mahmud Saidin at a simple but graceful ceremony held at the Indonesian Embassy.
The outgoing chairman wished the new head of the AIC best wishes regarding the new assignment and briefed him about the working and performance of the AIC during the recent years.
The meeting was also attended by the High Commissioner of Malaysia, Ambassadors of the Philippines and Myanmar and the Charge d’Affaires of Thailand and Vietnam.
Ambassador of Indonesia Adam M Tugio is new to Pakistan as he replaced Ambassador Iwan Suyudhie Amri who left in September 2020 and due to pandemic there have been very few diplomatic interactions among the member states of the Association of the SouthEast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The ASEAN Islamabad Committee (AIC) is comprised of the Ambassadors and High Commissioners of the ASEAN member countries in Islamabad and serves as a platform for discussion and consultation for further strengthening of relations and close coordination with Pakistan as well as among the ASEAN nations.
