PHNOM PENH, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Monday hoisted the flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) adjacent to its national flag at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to mark the 44th commemoration of the founding of the ASEAN.
The event was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Deputy Prime Minister Tea Banh, Minister of Defense, and foreign diplomatic corps to Cambodia.
Speaking during the ASEAN flag hoisting ceremony, Hor Namhong said the official flag hoisting of ASEAN flag side-by-side with respective national flag have been held simultaneously on Aug. 8 in the ASEAN member-countries' embassies and consulates all over the world.
"The ASEAN flag hoisting is the historic and symbolic event to show our unity and solidarity in the ASEAN member countries toward building an ASEAN community by 2015," he said. "It is also to promote the awareness of ASEAN among international community."
ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Editor: Xiong Tong
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