PM heads to Cambodia for Asean summits, related meetings
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, accompanied by his wife Naraporn Chan-o-cha, travelled to Cambodia for the 40th and 41st Asean summits.
The PM and his wife departed from Bangkok on Thursday at 7.30am to participate in the summits from Thursday to Sunday.
The key meetings, held under the theme of “Asean: Addressing Challenges Together”, will also see the conclusion of Cambodia as Asean chair, a role which ends on December 31 before Indonesia officially takes over.
During the meeting, Thailand will focus on strengthening Asean to prepare for the challenges ahead, especially in public health and economy, while also creating future opportunities for a sustainable future and retaining peace and stability in the region.
Prayut will participate in these meetings:
Thursday
- 3.15pm: Asean Leaders’ Interface with representatives of Asean youth
- 4.30pm: Asean Leaders’ Interface with representatives of the Asean Business Advisory Council
- 5.30pm: 14th Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle Summit
Friday
- 8.30am: Opening ceremony of the 40th and 41st Asean summits
- 8.50am: 40th Asean Summit (plenary session)
- 10.30am: 41st Asean Summit (retreat session)
- 2pm: 25th Asean-China Summit
- 3.20pm: 23rd Asean-Republic of Korea Summit
- 5.30pm: 12th Asean-UN Summit
Saturday
- 8am: 25th Asean Plus Three Summit
- 9.50am: 19th Asean-India Summit to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Asean-India Dialogue Relations
- 11.10am: 2nd Asean-Australia Summit
- 2pm: 25th Asean-Japan Summit
- 3.20pm: 10th Asean-US Summit
- 4.40pm: Asean-Canada Commemorative Summit
- 7.30pm: Gala dinner
Sunday
- 8am: 2nd Asean Global Dialogue
- 10.15am: 17th East Asia Summit
- 12.30pm: Closing ceremony of the 40th and 41st Asean summits and related meetings and handing over of the Asean chairmanship to Indonesia.
Prayut will travel back to Thailand on Sunday evening.
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