PM to attend inaugural US-Asean summit
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PRIME MINISTER General Prayut Chan-o-cha will attend the inaugural US-Asean summit in United States next week, Foreign Ministry spokesman Sek Wannamethee revealed Friday.
The event will be held at Sunnylands in Rancho Mirage, California from February 14-18 on the invitation of US President Barack Obama.
The president visited Kuala Lumpur in November and called for the summit to held in a bid to push economic partnerships, form new security collaborations and confront challenging international issues.
Sek said the invitation showed that in the eyes of the US, Thailand still played an important role in the US-Asean collaboration and saw the Kingdom as the hub of the region, which could lead to more key cooperations.
The summit follows the official launch of the Asean Economic Community on December 31.
Sek said the meeting aimed to enhance relationship and advance strategic partnerships between attending countries.
He said the premier would focus on economic partnerships, sustainable development, and security collaboration including for international issues at the summit.
