Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar
10 May 2014

President Benigno S. Aquino III and members of his official delegation arrived at 3:32 pm at the Nay Pyi Taw International Airport via a chartered Philippine Airlines Flight PR001 to participate in the 24th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit being chaired by the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

With the theme “Moving Forward in Unity to a Peaceful and Prosperous Community,” President Aquino will join other ASEAN leaders and representatives with the ultimate goal of reaching a peaceful and prosperous ASEAN community.

Philippine Ambassador to Myanmar Alex Chua, Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario and Defense and Armed Forces Attaché Colonel Edgardo de Leon welcomed President Aquino at the airport. He will later join the participating ASEAN leaders in a welcome dinner hosted by Myanmar President U Thein Sein.

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