www.chinaview.cn , 2009-02-27 13:24:53
YANGON, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar Prime Minister General Thein Sein left Nay Pyi Taw Friday to attend the 14th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) commencing in Hua Hin, Thailand.
At the invitation of his Thai counterpart Abhisit Vejjajiva, Thein Sein is making the trip.
Myanmar has urged its people to strive together in building the ASEAN community, anticipating that the future emergence of the ASEAN community by 2015 will benefit Myanmar citizens along with other regional members in sharing the fruits of peace and stability, prosperity and socio-cultural development.
ASEAN's three pillars are known as political security community, economic community and socio-culture community.
Myanmar, which joined the ASEAN along with Laos in July 1997, ratified the ASEAN Charter in July last year.
The last 13th ASEAN Summit was held in Singapore in November 2007.
ASEAN comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Editor: Wang Guanqun
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