Myanmar Takes Over Chairmanship of ASEAN Committee in Vienna

PeopleDiplomats ♦ Published: July 15, 2025; 13:05 ♦ (Vindobona)

Myanmar has assumed the chairmanship of the ASEAN Committee in Vienna (ACV). Ambassador Min Thein of Myanmar has pledged to continue ongoing initiatives and further strengthen the unity and commitment of the diplomatic missions of the ASEAN countries in Vienna. The handover took place during the 63rd meeting of the committee, which was chaired by Laos' chargé d'affaires in Austria, Viengxay Thammavong.

The ACV consists of the diplomatic missions of the eight ASEAN countries in Vienna: Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Brunei and Cambodia are not represented by their own embassies in Vienna. / Picture: © Wikimedia Commons; Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en)

The meeting was attended by representatives of all eight ASEAN member states with diplomatic missions in Vienna: Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Brunei and Cambodia are not represented by their own embassies in Vienna. The ACV serves to represent ASEAN's common position in bilateral and multilateral contexts in Vienna and to raise…