Vientiane, Lao PDR
September 8, 2016

On the final day of the 28th and 29th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits and Related Summits, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte attended the 11th East Asia Summit (EAS) at the National Convention Centre (NCC) in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

President Duterte was joined by his fellow ASEAN leaders and the Heads of State/Government from Australia, People’s Republic of China, Republic of India, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, the Russian Federation, United States of America, and the United Nations Secretary-General.

The EAS mandate is to enhance cooperation in its priority areas of finance, environment, energy, education, global health issues and pandemic diseases, disaster management, and ASEAN Connectivity.

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