The ASEAN Summit to be held in Hanoi from October 28-30 will help consolidate the bloc’s economic strength, said ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan on October 4.
He earlier said ASEAN will hold a high-level meeting with its leading trade partners, including China , Japan , the Republic of Korea and India .
The association also plans to organise a special high-level meeting with Russia , Australia , New Zealand and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, he added.
The meetings on the sidelines of the summit will include the fifth East Asian Summit (EAS) and the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ASEAN-BIS), he said, adding that the US and Russia Secretaries of State have been invited to attend the ASEAN Summit as observers.
According to the association’s leader, a master plan on ASEAN connectivity will be submitted to ten ASEAN leaders at the summit in Hanoi . The plan includes important policies on regional infrastructure development, especially in transport, energy and information technology, as well as people-to-people exchange activities through tourism, cultural exchange and education.
Meanwhile, the first meeting of ASEAN defence ministers with eight dialogue countries (ASEAN+8) scheduled for October 12 in Hanoi aims to encourage regional cooperation in security issues, including maritime security, anti-terrorism, peacekeeping, army medicine and disaster rescue, he said./.
He earlier said ASEAN will hold a high-level meeting with its leading trade partners, including China , Japan , the Republic of Korea and India .
The association also plans to organise a special high-level meeting with Russia , Australia , New Zealand and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, he added.
The meetings on the sidelines of the summit will include the fifth East Asian Summit (EAS) and the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ASEAN-BIS), he said, adding that the US and Russia Secretaries of State have been invited to attend the ASEAN Summit as observers.
According to the association’s leader, a master plan on ASEAN connectivity will be submitted to ten ASEAN leaders at the summit in Hanoi . The plan includes important policies on regional infrastructure development, especially in transport, energy and information technology, as well as people-to-people exchange activities through tourism, cultural exchange and education.
Meanwhile, the first meeting of ASEAN defence ministers with eight dialogue countries (ASEAN+8) scheduled for October 12 in Hanoi aims to encourage regional cooperation in security issues, including maritime security, anti-terrorism, peacekeeping, army medicine and disaster rescue, he said./.
