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Bangkok - US President Barack Obama has invited the leaders of South-East Asia to a summit on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, reports said Thursday.
Surin Pitsuwan, secretary general of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), told The Nation online news service that Obama had set September 24 for the meeting at a "special" venue in New York.
"The US recognizes the big shift from the West to the East after the global financial crisis," Surin said. "So far, most of the ASEAN leaders are positive" about the suggested meeting, Surin said.
He said the summit, which will last two hours, demonstrated the "growing momentum" of US-ASEAN relations.
When Obama took power, he vowed to "re-engage" with South-East Asia, which has been overshadowed by US interest in China and India over the past decade.
ASEAN comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Surin Pitsuwan, secretary general of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), told The Nation online news service that Obama had set September 24 for the meeting at a "special" venue in New York.
"The US recognizes the big shift from the West to the East after the global financial crisis," Surin said. "So far, most of the ASEAN leaders are positive" about the suggested meeting, Surin said.
He said the summit, which will last two hours, demonstrated the "growing momentum" of US-ASEAN relations.
When Obama took power, he vowed to "re-engage" with South-East Asia, which has been overshadowed by US interest in China and India over the past decade.
ASEAN comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
2 comments:
here come the show business .when come to show and pretend to be good siam does it best behind it is really crook .and khmer is just proof its self to be more stupid because anger
The USA needs to do business with a dozen countries in Southeast Asia and to compete India and China in this zone.Wait and see on September 24,2010.
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