Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Vice President Boediono is attending the 20th ASEAN Summit, to be officially opened by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen at the Peace Palace here on Tuesday. The ASEAN Summit in Cambodia is being attended by all ten ASEAN member countries' heads of state. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is being represented by Vice President Boediono at the Summit. Following the opening ceremony, the ASEAN leaders will attend a plenary session and working lunch and will later hold a meeting with representatives of the ASEAN civil society and youth. In the evening, Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni will host a state banquet for the ASEAN leaders. The ASEAN Summit will continue until April 4, was preceded by ministerial-level meetings. While in Cambodia, Boediono is accompanied by Foreign Affairs Minister Marty Natalegawa, Trade Minister Gita Wirjawan and Cabinet Secretary Dipo Alam. On the evening of April 2, Gita addressed the press saying that the ASEAN ministerial meetings had reached a number of agreements regarding efforts toward creating an ASEAN Community by 2015. (*)
