Thailand, Vietnam, Laos leaders arrive for ASEAN summit in Russia's Sochi

Record ID: 102825

  • Title: Thailand, Vietnam, Laos leaders arrive for ASEAN summit in Russia's Sochi
  • Date: 19th May 2016
  • Summary: SOCHI, RUSSIA (MAY 19, 2016) (RUSSIAN POOL) PLANE OF THAI LEADER GENERAL PRAYUTH CHAN-OCHA LANDING FLAGS PLANE TAXIING MOTORCADE VARIOUS OF CHAN-OCHA WALKING DOWN PLANE STEPS MEDIA CHAN-OCHA TRYING TRADITIONAL RUSSIAN SALT AND BREAD CHAN-OCHA GETTING IN CAR MOTORCADE NEXT TO PLANE VARIOUS OF MOTORCADE LEAVING PLANE OF VIETNAMESE PRIME MINISTER NGUYEN XUAN PHUC TAXIING FLAGS PLANE TAXIING RUSSIAN OFFICIALS WAITING VARIOUS OF PHUC WALKING DOWN PLANE STEPS PHUC TRYING TRADITIONAL RUSSIAN SALT AND BREAD PHUC WALKING TO CAR MOTORCADE AND PLANE VARIOUS OF MOTORCADE LEAVING LAOTIAN PRIME MINISTER THONGLOUN SISOULITH MEETING RUSSIAN OFFICIALS SISOULITH TRYING TRADITIONAL RUSSIAN SALT AND BREAD SISOULITH GETTING INTO CAR MOTORCADE DRIVING PAST
  • Embargoed: 3rd June 2016 14:03
  • Keywords: Russia Sochi ASEAN summit Thailand Vietnam Laos
  • Location: SOCHI, RUSSIA
  • City: SOCHI, RUSSIA
  • Country: Russia
  • Reuters ID: LVA0014IH45ZB
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Leaders from of Thailand, Vietnam and Laos landed in Russia's Sochi on Thursday (May 19) to take part in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)-Russia summit.
    Thailand's Leader General Prayuth Chan-Ocha, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Loatian Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith are part of the summit, intended to discuss regional issues and promote trade.
    According to Russian media the 10 leaders of Asian states are expected to discuss bilateral ties and economic cooperation.
    The summit's official website says the aggregate turnover of commodities between Russia and ASEAN members in 2014 equalled $22.5 billion.
    The summit in Sochi is the third meeting between Russia and the representatives of ASEAN member-states. The previous two were held in 2005 and 2010 in Kuala-Lumpur and Hanoi respectively.
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