Asean ministers begin series of meetings in KL

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Asean ministers gathered in Kuala Lumpur are engaged in a series of meetings preceding the 27th Asean summit and related summits under Malaysia's 2015 chairmanship of the grouping.

The meetings taking place today include the 13th Asean political-security community council meeting chaired by Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman, the 14th Asean economic community council meeting, and the 17th Asean coordinating council meeting.

The ministers will be discussing the realisation of the Asean community by year-end, a significant milestone in the history of the 48-year-old grouping of 10 Southeast Asian nations.

The Asean community entails a closer integration of the region, underpinned by three pillars - economy, political-security and socio-culture.

On the sidelines of the meetings at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, representatives from the region's business sector have converged at a city hotel for the Asean business and investment summit 2015.

The meeting was opened by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak this morning.

Also on the programme are the Global investors' dialogue-Asean economic council ministers session and the global investors' dialogue-Asean leaders session.

A host of world leaders are scheduled to fly into Kuala Lumpur today, among them US President Barack Obama.

Obama will attend the third Asean-US Summit as well as the 10th East Asia Summit involving the 10 Asean member states and eight dialogue partners - Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, South Korea and the US - as well as the United Nations.

Asean comprises Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

- Bernama



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