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Indonesia announces 42nd ASEAN Summit’s agendas

The 42nd ASEAN Summit, slated to take place in Indonesia's Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province on May 9-11, will have eight meeting agendas, according to Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.
Indonesia announces 42nd ASEAN Summit’s agendas ảnh 1 Logo of the 42nd  ASEAN Summit at the Hotel Indonesia Roundabout in Jakarta. (Photo: ANTARA)
Jakarta (VNA) – The 42nd ASEAN Summit, slated to take place in Indonesia's Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province on May 9-11, will have eight meeting agendas,according to Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.

Meetings of the 42nd ASEAN Summit will be organised in twoformats, namely the plenary and retreat ones, she told a press conference onApril 25, adding that important issues will be discussed thoroughly,effectively and practically.

According to Marsudi, seven of the eight meetings will bechaired by Indonesian President Joko Widodo, including the meeting ofASEAN leaders with the parliament, youth, businesses and the high-level taskforce.

Two other meetings -- the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand GrowthTriangle Sub-Regional Economic Cooperation (IMT-GT) and the BruneiDarussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA)Cooperation -- will be led by Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim.

The 42nd ASEAN Summit will begin on May 8 with theSenior Official Meeting agenda and followed by a ministerial-level meeting onMay 9. The summit will take place from May 10-11.

One of the locations selected for the ASEANSummit is Waringin Peak that is scheduled to be the venue for the spouse programme for pairs of heads of state, she said./.
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