Brunei Darussalam
24 April 2013

President Benigno S. Aquino III arrived past six in the evening at Brunei International Airport in Bandar Seri Begawan to attend the 22nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit being chaired by the Sultanate of Brunei.

The President is set to meet with nine other ASEAN leaders in a working dinner hosted by the summit chair, Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, and in a summit meeting tonight which will be held at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). One of the overall priorities of this year’s summit is to further strengthen ASEAN’s external relations with its dialogue partners and to promote greater progress on the political and security matters.

The meetings will center on its theme, “Our People, Our Future Together.”

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