On 17 October 2024, Ms. Supapan Tiaipiriyakij, Chargé d’ Affaires a.i. as the representative of the Royal Thai Embassy in Lisbon handed over the duty as Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Lisbon Portugal (ACLP) to H.E. Mr. Rudy Alfonso, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia in Portugal. The ceremony was witnessed by H.E. Paul Raymund R. Cortes, Ambassador of the Philippines to Portugal  

Following the ceremony, the Thai side reported the ACLP activities implemented during its ACLP’s chairmanship. In this regard the ACLP also discussed the activities to be conducted in Portugal during the next six months.

The ACLP consists of three ASEAN countries namely Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. The ACLP Chair is rotated among the three resident ASEAN ambassadors in Lisbon.