At our Association’s headquarters, H.E. Akmal Bin Che Mustafa, Ambassador of Malaysia to Spain and current President of the Asean Group in Madrid, delivered this morning a speech to our partners and guests. He explained the characteristics of Asean as an Intergovernmental Organization of Southeast Asian States and the Asean Economic Community as a forum for regional integration, aiming to become the fourth largest economy in the world by 2050.