Myanmar Ambassador-Designate U Haw Khan Sum (right) poses for a souvenir photo with Ambassador Rodolfo D. Robles at the Mindanao Hall of the Chancery of the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa.

Ambassador-Designate U Haw Khan Sum of Myanmar to Canada called on Ambassador Rodolfo D. Robles earlier today at the Chancery of the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa. During the call, they discussed opportunities for expanding and galvanizing ASEAN-Canada relations as well as the importance of upholding the ASEAN Centrality.

Ambassador Robles received Ambassador-Designate Sum in his capacity as the incumbent Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Ottawa which is comprised of seven resident ASEAN diplomatic missions in Ottawa, namely: Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam.