(25/03/2013)
Seven Embassies of the Economic
Cooperation Organization (ECO) member countries in Jakarta, namely
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Turkey and
Uzbekistan jointly held a “Nowruz Festival” last week at the ASEAN
Secretariat. The festival, which has been celebrated for over 3000 years
by many groups of people in the Middle East, Central and South Asian
regions, is to mark the first day of spring and the official beginning
of the New Year. The event at the ASEAN Secretariat entailed a photo and
handicraft exhibition, musical performances and variety of national
cuisines from ECO countries.
H.E. Mr. Tamerlan Karayev, the
Ambassador of Azerbaijan to ASEAN delivered opening remarks on behalf of
ECO Ambassadors accredited in Jakarta. In his speech, he briefly
explained the meaning of Nowruz and the Persian traditions regarding
this celebration, which upholds the feeling of togetherness in one big
family. He also expressed his appreciation to the guests for joining the
people from ECO countries in the event and hoped that this tradition of
celebrating the Nowruz will continue.
H.E. Mr. Nyan Lynn, Deputy
Secretary-General for ASEAN Political-Security Community, on behalf of
the Secretary-General of ASEAN, gave his remarks at the festival. DSG
Lynn highlighted the important meaning of the Nowruz as it is aimed to
strengthen the ties among people based on mutual respect and the culture
of peace and good neighbourliness—just as said by the thirteenth
century’s Persian poet Saadi, “The children of Adams are limbs to each
other, having been created of one essence.” DSG Lynn also expressed the
honour for the ASEAN Secretariat to be the venue of the event, which
would enable the Secretariat to contribute to further strengthening the
awareness, mutual understanding and cooperation among the peoples of
ASEAN Member States and ECO.
DSG Lynn further expressed his
appreciation to the ECO Ambassadors Contact-Group (ECO-ACG) in Jakarta
for taking the initiative to further enhance the close relationship
between ASEAN and ECO, and hoped that it would grow stronger in the
future.
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