25th ASEAN SUMMIT NAY PYI TAW 2014

Moving Forward in Unity to a Peaceful and Prosperous Community 

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25th ASEAN Summit: What you need to know

Rappler compiles what to expect at the 25th ASEAN Summit in Myanmar from who will be attending, to important issues expected to be discussed.

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar – Myanmar again will welcome some of the most powerful figures in the world as it hosts the the 25th ASEAN Summit and its related summits here at its administrative capital on Wednesday, November 12.
The event’s theme, “Moving Forward in Unity to a Peaceful and Prosperous Community,” aims to highlight the importance of a united ASEAN especially as it gears up for the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015.
At the ASEAN Summit Plenary Session, leaders are expected to discuss and exchange views on greater ASEAN connectivity, as well as regional and international issues. The conclusion of the summit will also see the handing over of the Chairmanship from Myanmar to Malaysia.
But the Summit also comes at a time of important developments in worldwide issues as well as in countries of leaders who will be attending the conference. Here’s all you need to know about the meeting which will run until Thursday, November 13.
Powerful attendees
Many of the leaders that will be flying to Naypyidaw will be coming straight from the ongoing APEC Conference in Beijing, China. Among them are US President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and the Philippine’s own Benigno Aquino III, among other ASEAN heads of state. Aquino will arrive in Myanmar on Tuesday evening, 11pm Myanmar time, from Beijing.

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