VIENTIANE, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Lao Prime Minister and rotating chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Thongloun Sisoulith said Wednesday that the ASEAN+3 Summit has provided a good opportunity for cooperation between ASEAN members and China, Japan, South Korea.
Thongloun made the remarks as he chaired the 19th summit of ASEAN plus China, Japan and South Korea. ASEAN leaders as well as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye attended the meeting.
Leaders discussed cooperation between the regional bloc and the three countries. They also held talks over the 20th anniversary for the establishment of the ASEAN+3 mechanism scheduled for 2017.
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