Hanoi (VNA) – Australia is scheduled to host the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in 2018, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on February 23.
This will be the first time that Australia hosts an ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit.
In a joint statement with Premier of New South Wales Gladys Berejiklian, the Australian Prime Minister confirmed that Sydney has been chosen as the host city for the event to be held in March 2018.
The statement noted that the summit is an historic and unprecedented opportunity to strengthen Australia's strategic partnership with ASEAN and deliver tangible economic and security benefits to Australia.
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