Asean Summit kicks off in Myanmar capital
The Asean Summit kicked off in Myanmar's capital on Wednesday during which its 10-member meet to boost the cooperations and discuss security and trade issues.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha arrived at the meeting venue in Nay Pyi Taw in the morning along with other Asean leaders.
They will also meet with dialogue partners; India, Japan, Australia, the United States, and China, as well as join the Asean-UN Summit, the Asean plus-3 Summit, the East Asia Summit and the Asean Leaders’ Meeting with the Asean Business Advisory Council (Asean-BAC).
The prime minister will also attend the Mekong-Japan Summit to discuss cooperation at the sub-regional level.
As Asean is working towards becoming the Asean Community by the end of next year, so the upcoming summits will focus on reviewing the progress of the association's community building and pushing forward areas of cooperation within Asean, as well as between Asean and dialogue partners, and it will be an opportunity for leaders to discuss important regional and international issues.
The summits with dialogue partners will focus on the review and future direction of cooperation, as well as exchanging views on regional and international issues such as the South China Sea, Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, and the Ebola virus.
Ten documents are expected to be adopted during the summits, led by the Nay Pyi Taw Framework for the Asean Community Post-2015 Vision.
