Prime Minister General Thein Sein signs Declaration on Roadmap for ASEAN Community

Prime Minister of the Union of Myanmar General Thein Sein attended the 14th ASEAN Summit Retreat held at Dusit Thani Hotel in Hua Hin, Thailand yesterday morning.Prime Minister General Thein Sein, Heads of State/Government of ASEAN countries arrived at the hotel at 8.25 a.m. They were welcomed by Thai Prime Minister.

Before the meeting, the Heads of State/Government of ASEAN countries posed for documentary photos. The 14th ASEAN Summit Retreat was held at the Royal Dusit Grand Ballroom (B) of the hotel.The meeting was attended by King of Brunei Darussalam Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Muissaddin Waddaulah, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen, Indonesian President Dr Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Lao PDR Prime Minister Mr Bouasone Bouphavanh, Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi, Philippine President Madame Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Singaporean Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Thai Prime Minister Mr Abhisit Vejjajiva, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tang Dung and ASEAN Secretary-General Dr Surin Pitsuwan.

The Prime Minister, the Heads of State/Government of ASEAN countries held discussions on implementation of ASEAN Charter, exchange of views on regional and international issues, global financial crisis, disaster management, food and energy security and regional and international situations.

After the meeting, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of ASEAN countries signed the ASEAN Petroleum Security Agreement in the presence of the Prime Minister, the Heads of State/Government of ASEAN countries.

A ceremony to sign declarations on ASEAN Summit was held at the Royal Dusit Grand Ballroom (A). It was attended by the Prime Minister, the Heads of State/Government of ASEAN countries. They signed the Declaration on the Roadmap for an ASEAN Community.

The Thai Prime Minister hosted a luncheon in honour of the Prime Minister, the Heads of State/Government of ASEAN countries, Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the ASEAN, Economic Ministers, ASEAN Secretary-General and senior officials at Dusit Thani Hotel.