MYANMAR-ASEAN/ARRIVALS ASEAN leaders arrive for summit in Naypyitaw

Record ID: 344583

  • Title: MYANMAR-ASEAN/ARRIVALS ASEAN leaders arrive for summit in Naypyitaw
  • Date: 12th November 2014
  • Summary: NAYPYITAW, MYANMAR (NOVEMBER 12, 2014) (REUTERS) **** WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY **** MYANMAR PRESIDENT THEIN SEIN AND SPOUSE WAITING TO GREET ASEAN LEADERS MALAYSIAN PRIME MINISTER, NAJIB RAZAK, AND SPOUSE WALKING/SHAKING HANDS WOMEN IN TRADITIONAL DRESS UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY GENERAL, BAN KI MOON AND SPOUSE SHAKING HANDS/POSING FOR PHOTO JOURNALISTS SULTAN OF BRUNEI, HASSANAL BOLKIAH, SHAKING HANDS/POSING FOR PHOTO WOMEN IN TRADITIONAL DRESS CAMBODIAN PRIME MINISTER, HUN SEN, POSING FOR PHOTO THAI PRIME MINISTER, PRAYUTH CHAN-OCHA, AND SPOUSE WALKING PRAYUTH AND THEIN SEIN SHAKING HANDS AND POSING FOR PHOTO OFFICIALS WATCHING PHILIPPINES PRESIDENT, BENIGNO AQUINO III, SHAKING HANDS, WALKING WITH THEIN SEIN INTO MEETING VENUE
  • Embargoed: 27th November 2014 12:00
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  • Location: Myanmar
  • Country: Myanmar
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA4C8N77Y03USS1SKUYZSYU6F4D
  • Story Text: Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) arrived at the Myanmar International Convention Centre early on Wednesday (November 12) to take part in a two-day summit expected to cover a host of regional issues, including a territorial dispute in the South China Sea.
    The annual meetings will include talks between the 10 ASEAN members as well as dialogue partners from the United States, Japan, China, South Korea, Russia, India, Australia and New Zealand.
    The contentious South China Sea territorial issue is expected to be high on the agenda along with global security matters.
    The ASEAN leaders are also expected to discuss cooperation on the ASEAN Economic Community, an economic integration set to take effect in late 2015.
    ASEAN groups together Myanmar, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Laos and Malaysia, which will host the meetings next year.
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