ASEAN Senior Officials Discuss Preparations for 31ST ASEAN Summit and Related Summits

 

11 November 2017, Clark, Pampanga - Undersecretary Enrique Manalo of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs, in his capacity as ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) Leader of the Philippines, will meet with his ASEAN counterparts in scenic Clark, Pampanga, today to discuss preparations for the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits that will be held on 13 to 14 in Manila.  

 

The preparations include finalizing the agenda and order of proceedings of the 31st ASEAN Summit and Related Summits as well as the various Summits’ various outcome documents.  The outcome documents include a number of instruments dealing with the rise of radicalization and violent extremism, innovation, cybercrime, malnutrition, and protection of the rights of ASEAN migrant workers, among other issues, as well as reports on developments in ASEAN’s external relations.

 

The SOM Leaders will also discuss preparations for the accession of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, a 1976 document that sets out basic principles governing interstate relations.