ASEAN summit to discuss South China Sea rows
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will attend the ASEAN summit in Manila on April 29 to discuss community building as well as regional and global issues, the Foreign Ministry said on April 12. Various regional security matters, including the contentious South China Sea disputes, and the situation on the Korean Peninsula will be part of the discussions, said the deputy director-general of ASEAN Affairs Department, Suriya Jindawong. The Philippines, which chairs ASEAN this year, launched the summit under the theme of “people-centred, innovation-led growth and a resilient ASEAN”. The main discussion among ASEAN leaders will seek to forge cooperation to build and enhance the sense of community as the regional group commemorates its 50th anniversary this year, he said.
