ASEAN Summits looks to forge bloc’s connectivityVietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will join other leaders from ASEAN member states at the 28th & 29th ASEAN Summits and related events in Vientiane, Laos, from September 6-8 to enhance intra-bloc connectivity. PM Nguyen Xuan PhucThis is the first ASEAN Summit held since the official formation of the ASEAN Community on December 31, 2015. The meetings will focus discussion on strengthening ASEAN connectivity, solidarity and the bloc’s central role in the region while enhancing cooperation between the association and its partners. The association is building a general strategic action plan for the ASEAN Economic Community through 2025. That more partners expressed their wish to establish relations with ASEAN demonstrates the bloc’s increasing role and position in the region.

Source: VietNamNet News September 05, 2016 08:48 UTC