ASEAN Summit promotes multilateral economic integration

On its second day of sessions, the ASEAN Summit pushes for economic integration with external allies. teleSUR

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00:00The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, held on Thursday the second day of

00:06its summit taking place in Vietnam, the capital of Laos.

00:10On this day, meetings were held with the Prime Ministers of China, India and Canada, as well

00:15as with the Russian Foreign Minister, among other external partners.

00:20After the meeting with representatives of the Chinese government, the signing of an

00:24agreement to expand China's free trade agreement with ASEAN was announced.

00:30In this sense, Prime Minister Li Keqiang emphasized that in a context of instability and uncertainty,

00:36China and the Association have an opportunity to develop together in a climate of a slow

00:41recovery of the international economy.