JAKARTA, Nov. 18 -- Ambassador

Veikko Kala

presented his Letter of Credence to the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, at the ASEAN Headquarters/ASEAN Secretariat today, marking the assumption of his post as the Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia to ASEAN, based in Singapore.

Secretary-General Dr. Kao congratulated Ambassador Kala on his new role and reaffirmed the ASEAN Secretariat's commitment to working closely with him and the Estonian Embassy in Singapore to strengthen cooperation between ASEAN and Estonia. He encouraged Estonia to explore opportunities for cooperation with ASEAN in areas of mutual interest, including trade, investment, tourism and business-to-business linkages.

Ambassador Kala acknowledged ASEAN's ...