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ASEAN Committee in Bern, Bern (2026)

20/02/2026

On 10 February 2026, H.E. Ms. Pannabha Chandraramya, Ambassador of Thailand to the Swiss Confederation, chaired the Meeting of the ASEAN Committee in Bern (ACB) at the Royal Thai Embassy in Bern. The Meeting noted the upcoming ACB activities in the first half of 2026 as well as the outcome of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat on 28-29 January 2026. The Meeting also exchanged views on ways to strengthen ASEAN-Switzerland relations and received updates on bilateral activities between individual ASEAN Member States and Switzerland.

Thereafter, the ACB had a Working Lunch with Mr. Laurent Wehrli, member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Swiss National Council. Both sides exchanged views on global developments and ways to enhance cooperation between ASEAN and Switzerland.

14/01/2026

On 22 December 2025, the Philippines marked the end of its 6-month chairship of the ASEAN Committee in Bern, under the leadership of Ambassador Bernard Faustino Dy, passing on the symbolic gavel to the next chair, Thailand.

The Embassy takes this opportunity to thank everyone who gave their assistance and support in promoting cooperation and understanding between ASEAN and Switzerland.

We thank our ASEAN colleagues for their active participation. We are also glad to have welcomed the newest member of our ASEAN family, Timor-Leste, to the ACB. Our thanks also go to the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, the Swiss Parliament, Innosuisse, CERN, Novartis, as well as academic institutions such as the University of Bern, EPFL, and the new Leading House Asia Pacific, the University of Zürich. We also thank Urban Technology Alliance and Smart Cities Network. We also appreciate the support of the ASEAN Secretariat and the ASEAN University Network.

We look forward to another active and fruitful year under the chairships of Thailand and Vietnam.

𝘗𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘴: 𝘌𝘗𝘍𝘓, 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴, 𝘚𝘌𝘊𝘖, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦́ 𝘏𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘴𝘵 (𝘜𝘡𝘏)

09/12/2025

𝗨𝗭𝗛 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮

During a visit to the University of Zurich (UZH) on 3 December, the ASEAN Committee met with UZH President Michael Schaepman and a panel of UZH researchers to learn more about the importance of Southeast Asia to the University's global strategy and reaffirm a shared commitment to the success of the bilateral partnership.

Led by, H.E. Bernard Dy, Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Berne and Ambassador of the Philippines to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, the delegation included senior representatives of ASEAN member state embassies and missions to Switzerland, with the Ambassadors of Brunei Darussalam and Laos participating in the proceedings by video call.

Delegates were joined by representatives from the ASEAN Secretariat, including Ms Nisanat Watthayu, Senior Programme Officer of the ASEAN University Network (AUN), which is hosted by Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok and represents over fifty universities across Southeast Asia, and Ms Amalia M. Serrano, Senior Officer at the Secretariat’s Education, Youth, and Sports Division, based in Jakarta.

Read full story here: https://www.global.uzh.ch/en/global_university/global-activities/ASEAN-Committee-visit-3-December-2025.html

04/12/2025

𝗔𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗻 (𝗔𝗖𝗕) 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗮!

The ACB, currently chaired by Philippine Ambassador Bernard Dy, recently met in Geneva and welcomed ASEAN's newest member, Timor-Leste. Ambassador António da Conceição said that he was proud to be attending the ACB Heads of Missions meeting for the first time. He thanked ASEAN for all the support in his country’s admission.

The ACB also met with Urban Technology Alliance, as well as the ASEAN Secretariat and the Smart Cities Network which both attended online, to discuss possible cooperation on Smart Cities.

Ambassador Dy briefed the ACB on the Philippines' upcoming Chairship of ASEAN in 2026 under the theme, "Navigating Our Future, Together." As ASEAN Chair, the Philippines’ priorities are Peace and Security Anchors, Prosperity Corridors, and People Empowerment. The Ambassador also highlighted the cross-cutting focus on the responsible, people-centred use of Artificial Intelligence covering the political-security, economic, and socio-cultural pillars of the ASEAN Community. Next year also marks the 10th anniversary of the ASEAN-Switzerland Sectoral Dialogue Partnership.

In the ACB's fellowship lunch with colleagues from the ASEAN Permanent Missions to the UN and WTO in Geneva, Ambassador Dy proudly presented the ASEAN Philippines 2026 logo.

The ACB is composed of the ASEAN embassies accredited to Switzerland, which include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Timor-Leste, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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