The commemoration of the 52nd ASEAN Day was held in Muscat on Thursday 8 August 2019 at the Kempinski hotel, with His Excellency Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali bin Issa Al-Harthy, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Diplomatic Affairs,  invited as Guest of Honour to the ceremony. H.E. Suwat Kaewsook, Ambassador of Thailand to the Sultanate of Oman as Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Muscat, also hosted  a luncheon for ASEAN Heads of diplomatic  missions and community.