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With the dawn of a new year, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are looking to convene once again to discuss important matters and issues
Delegations from the 10 ASEAN nations will be gathering in Singapore city on 15 January to evaluate ASEAN performance and and plan for the upcoming year
Although it is not officially announce yet, our sources have told us that some of the issues being discuss in the upcoming summit will be:
- Improvement to the growth program for lesser developed ASEAN nations
- Ease of movement between countries for citizen of ASEAN nations
- Discussion to wheter or not to grant full ASEAN membership to Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea
- South China Sea island dispute, especially Spratly islands claim
- Possibility of Militarization of ASEAN and mutual defense pact between all ASEAN nations in response to rising global tension
The summit itself is set to end on 18 January and the result of the meeting will be announce to the public on the following day
ASEAN itself, is a regional organisation comprising ten Southeast Asian states which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic integration amongst its members. Formed in 8 August, 1967....
- Extract from Bangkok Times, a newspaper based in Thailand