The 42nd ASEAN Summit, slated to take place in Indonesia's Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province on May 9-11, will have eight meeting agendas, according to Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.
Logo of the 42nd ASEAN Summit at the Hotel Indonesia Roundabout in Jakarta. (Photo: ANTARA)
Jakarta (VNA) – The 42nd ASEAN Summit, slated to take place in Indonesia's Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara province on May 9-11, will have eight meeting agendas,according to Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi.
Meetings of the 42nd ASEAN Summit will be organised in twoformats, namely the plenary and retreat ones, she told a press conference onApril 25, adding that important issues will be discussed thoroughly,effectively and practically.
According to Marsudi, seven of the eight meetings will bechaired by Indonesian President Joko Widodo, including the meeting ofASEAN leaders with the parliament, youth, businesses and the high-level taskforce.
Two other meetings -- the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand GrowthTriangle Sub-Regional Economic Cooperation (IMT-GT) and the BruneiDarussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA)Cooperation -- will be led by Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim.
The 42nd ASEAN Summit will begin on May 8 with theSenior Official Meeting agenda and followed by a ministerial-level meeting onMay 9. The summit will take place from May 10-11.
One of the locations selected for the ASEANSummit is Waringin Peak that is scheduled to be the venue for the spouse programme for pairs of heads of state, she said./.
Indonesia's Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has announced that Indonesia has prepared four alternative airports close to Komodo Airport to serve the 42nd ASEAN Summit and related meetings which will be held in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara early next month.
The Indonesian government will promote electric vehicle (EV) utilisation at the 42nd ASEAN Summit, taking place from May 9-11 in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara.
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Logo of the 42nd ASEAN Summit at the Hotel Indonesia Roundabout in Jakarta. (Photo: ANTARA) 
