PH hosts the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits
Leaders from from the 10 ASEAN member states, Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Korea, Russia, US, Canada, the European Union, and the Secretary-General of the United Nations will gather in Manila for the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, which will be held from Nov. 10 to 14, 2017. This will be the second of the two ASEAN Summits the Philippines is hosting this year.
Under the theme “Partnering for Change, Engaging the World,” President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will chair the plenary of the 31st ASEAN Summit, where ASEAN leaders will discuss the implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the way forward, and the appointment of the new Secretary-General of ASEAN. They will also exchange views on pressing regional and international issues.
The President will also chair ASEAN’s 50th Anniversary Commemorative Summits with the US, Canada and the EU; the 20th ASEAN Plus Three Commemorative Summit; the 20th ASEAN-China Summit; the 19th ASEAN-Republic of Korea Summit; 20th ASEAN-Japan Summit; the 12th East Asia Summit; the 15th ASEAN-India Summit; and the ninth ASEAN-UN Summit. These meetings will review and take a look at the future direction of cooperation within these mechanisms.
The ASEAN leaders will also have an interface with the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC) while the ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Leaders will have an interface with the East Asia Business Council. The ASEAN leaders, along with the leaders of Australia, China, India, Japan, Korea and New Zealand, will have Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Leaders’ Summit. The ASEAN Secretary-General will also attend the Summit.
Yesterday, the President hosted a Special Gala Celebration on the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN.
The ASEAN leaders will sign the ASEAN Consensus on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers, a landmark document that further seeks to strengthen social protection, access to justice, humane and fair treatment, and access to health services for migrant workers of Southeast Asia.
At the closing ceremony of the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits, President Duterte will hand over the chairmanship of ASEAN to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore, the incoming chair for 2018.
Prior to the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits today until tomorrow, preparatory meetings at the levels of Ministers and Senior Officials already took place from Nov. 11 to 12 in Clark, Pampanga and in Manila.