Ambassador Lilybeth R. Deapera turned over the chairmanship of the ASEAN Committee in Mexico City (ACMC) to Ambassador Paisan Rupanichkij of the Royal Thai Embassy on 31 July 2023.

Under its chairmanship from 14 March to 31 July 2023, the Philippines initiated the following activities to promote the ASEAN thrusts to further enhance ASEAN-Mexico relations: a dialogue with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Directorate General for Asia Pacific and the ACMC Business Mission to Colima in May, as well as the Meeting between the ACMC Working Group and the SRE - Directorate General for Protocol and the first ever Trade and Investment Forum in Mexico City in June.

The five members of the ACMC (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam) will continue to work closely to create more opportunities to bring peace and prosperity to the ASEAN Community.