21st ASEAN Summit in Cambodia (from Nov. 18 to 20)

[Viet]

Opening a thread for discussions on the major upcoming event from Nov. 18 to 20 at the Peace Palace in the capital of Cambodia.

 

[Viet]

Cambodia ready to host 21st ASEAN Summit: gov’t
Souce:Xinhua Publish By Thomas Whittle Updated 14/11/2012 2:03

Cambodian security personnel man before Cambodia Peace Palace


PHNOM PENH, Nov. 13 — Cambodia is ready to host the 21st ASEAN Summit and related Summits later this week, government spokesman and Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said on Tuesday.

The country will host the bloc’s annual event from Nov. 18 to 20 at the Peace Palace in the capital of Cambodia.

The Summits will be participated in by all ASEAN leaders and ASEAN’s dialogue country leaders including newly re-elected U.S. President Barack Obama, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, the spokesman told reporters.

Besides, there will be the participation of the heads of the Asian Development Bank, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization.

Besides, there will be the participation of the heads of the Asian Development Bank, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization.

“This is a pride for Cambodia that leaders of powerful countries will come to Cambodia,” he said.

To date, some 1,850 reporters including 924 foreign reporters from 241 foreign publications in 40 countries had already registered with the information ministry to cover the forthcoming event, he said.

Among foreign reporters, Japan and China will send the most reporters to cover the Summit with 209 reporters and 129 reporters respectively.

To facilitate those reporters in reporting the Summits, the ministry has reserved a space of 3,000 square meters equipped with 300 desktop computers, he said, adding that the 300 Mbps speed internet is connected to those computers.

On the security side, he said over 10,000 Cambodian forces will be deployed to safeguard the Summits. The number does not include the foreign security forces who escort their respective leaders to the Summits.

Founded in 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN) groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.



Vietnam´s Prime Minister to head delegation to 21st ASEAN summit in Cambodia

HA NOI (VNS)– Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung plans to head a high-ranking delegation at the 21st ASEAN summit in Phnom Penh. The trip, initiated by Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen, will take place from 18-20 November. — VNS

 

[Viet]

The press reports more than 10,000 security forces will be deployed around Phnom Penh to protect the summit.

 

[S10]

Cambodia is hosting?

 

[Viet]

Cambodia is hosting?

Yeh...Cambodia holds the chairmanship of ASEAN this year.

ASEAN Chair

According to Article 31 of the ASEAN Charter, the Chairmanship of ASEAN shall rotate annually, based on the alphabetical order of the English names of Member States. A Member State assuming the Chairmanship shall chair the ASEAN Summit and related summits, the ASEAN Coordinating Council, the three ASEAN Community Councils, relevant ASEAN Sectoral Ministerial Bodies and senior officials, and the Committee of Permanent Representatives.

 

[Battle of Bach Dang River]

Cambodia ready to host 21st ASEAN Summit: gov’t
Souce:Xinhua Publish By Thomas Whittle Updated 14/11/2012 2:03

Cambodian security personnel man before Cambodia Peace Palace

What the hell the flags?

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

Hope it went well this time...

 

[Reashot Xigwin]

What the hell the flags?

Training flags probably

for example

 

[Viet]

What the hell the flags?

Looks like Chinese flags, maybe appeared on a China-Cambodia summit in the past.

 

[Battle of Bach Dang River]

Thanks!

Image for the ASEAN Summit, Why not something looks like this:

 

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Asian pivot: The re-elected US president heads East to a summit
November 14, 2012 12:08 am | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

U.S. President Barack Obama (R) meets with China's Premier Wen Jiabao on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, November 19. 2011 (Reuters)


President Barack Obama is about to undertake his first foreign travel since the election to Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand, consistent with his new "pivot to Asia" policy.

Probably the most important stop in his Nov. 17-20 trip will be Cambodia, host of the annual East Asia Summit, where he will also meet with the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The two groups partly overlap, but the East Asia Summit includes heavyweights Australia, China, India, Japan and Russia.

In Cambodia, Mr. Obama will have to walk a fine line between being a good guest at the summit and lending support to the government led by former Khmer Rouge battalion commander and now Prime Minister Hun Sen, in power for 27 years. Cambodia poses an unsavory situation for democracy and human rights. But Mr. Obama's most important moments will likely be spent in talks with the leaders of China and Russia.

His visit to Myanmar, still called Burma by some, comes at a crucial point in its evolution. It was perhaps the most politically closed, economically isolated country of the region. Mr. Obama will meet with both President Thein Sein, leading the government side of the country's cautious emergence from repressive rule toward democracy, and with Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, the country's opposition leader. Mr. Obama must praise the progress that the country has made, but express hope that even more can be done.

Thailand is an old American ally, having played a particularly helpful role in the Vietnam War. Mr. Obama will be marking an astonishing 180 years of U.S. diplomatic relations with Thailand, which started under President Andrew Jackson. Now led by Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, the Thais have managed to wend their way through a variety of financial and political crises, so far without sinking the boat. Good relations with the United States remain an important element in the country's prospects.

With the trip Mr. Obama will get a bit of a break before returning to Washington to tackle the fiscal cliff and staffing his new government's critical positions, but there will be plenty of work for him to do in Asia while he is on the road.

Read more: Asian pivot: The re-elected president heads East to a summit - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

 

[auspice]

The pure arrogance showed by Cambodians in the last ASEAN conference in Phnom Penh by shutting-off the microphones of other Asian Representatives and diplomats was suctionary at best and beyond compare. But anyway, the Cambodians were able to receive lots of millions of US dollars of "investments" from China as their reward for "unconditional loyalty." Showing their blatant ill-mannered disposition during the last ASEAN Conference was truly worth the prize. What a shame!

 

[Viet]

The pure arrogance showed by Cambodians in the last ASEAN conference in Phnom Penh by shutting-off the microphones of other Asian Representatives and diplomats was suctionary at best and beyond compare.

But anyway, the Cambodians were able to receive lots of millions of US dollars of "investments" from China as their reward for "unconditional loyalty." Showing their blatant ill-mannered disposition during the last ASEAN Conference was truly worth the prize. What a shame!

Sadly money and power talk louder.

But thing is not lost. After this catastrophic summit, China realised that it did not win anything with a divided ASEAN, and is now willing to discuss a new Code of Conduct (COC) on the next ASEAN-China meeting. Let´s see what happens.

 

[S10]

Sadly money and power talk louder.

But thing is not lost. After this catastrophic summit, China realised that it did not win anything with a divided ASEAN, and is now willing to discuss a new Code of Conduct (COC) on the next ASEAN-China meeting. Let´s see what happens.

There is no discussion on any code of conduct. The Chinese leadership has ruled out negotiation with Philippines entirely, and will block any Philippino motions through friendly members in ASEAN. The new leadership being sworn in is more hardline than this one.

 

[scobydoo]

Cambodia ready to host 21st ASEAN Summit: gov’t
Souce:Xinhua Publish By Thomas Whittle Updated 14/11/2012 2:03

Cambodian security personnel man before Cambodia Peace Palace

I see not only Cambodian on that pic. Word "pelatih" there means trainer or instructor.