Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc
and his entourage will attend the 31st ASEAN Summit in Manila, the Philippines,
from November 12-14 at the invitation of his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo
Duterte, the Foreign Ministry said on November 6.
The Vietnamese delegation will also attend the 20th ASEAN 3
Summit with China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK); the ASEAN 1 Summit
with China, Japan, the RoK, India, the US, Canada, the European Union and the
United Nations; and the 12th East Asia Summit (EAS).
On the occasion, the PM will also attend the ninth Mekong –
Japan Summit and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)
Leaders’ Meeting.
ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
EAS includes ASEAN and its eight dialogue partners —
Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, Russia, and
the United States.-VNA