DOHA: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) - Committee in Doha (ACD) is planning to host a Cultural Week at Katara in November.
The week will feature events, artistic performances, exhibition of handicraft products and traditional folklore of countries of seven Asean resident embassies in Doha — Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
The event was discussed during a visit of an ACD delegation to Katara.
Katara General Manager, Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, along with Katara Director of Marketing and International Affairs, Darwish Ahmad, received Brunei Darussalam Ambassador and ACD Chairman, Nordin Ahmad, and Indonesian Ambassador Didi Saif Al Hadi.
Since its establishment in 2011, ACD has organised activities to promote camaraderie among the resident Asean Missions in Doha and showcase Asean culture, arts and lifestyle to the Qatari and the international community.
In 2012, ACD had hosted a gala dinner at Katara, featuring a fashion show of traditional costumes of seven Asean countries as well as Asean cuisine and traditional dance and musical performances.
Aside from strengthening cooperation between ACD and Katara and jointly organising events, Dr Al Sulaiti also discussed the role of Katara in maintaining Arab identity through its events and activities and encouraging innovative initiatives in the intellectual, art and music fields.The Peninsula
