Asean Summit: Meetings, pomp, splendour and food mark first day


Welcome: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak welcoming Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the gala dinner. Flanking them are their wives Cheng Hong and Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor.

THE 27th Asean Summit and related Summits kicked off yesterday as the region prepares to usher in the Asean Community.

Amid the pomp and pageantry of the opening ceremony, the 10 regional leaders got down immediately to a series of meetings and serious discussions, including summits with dialogue partners China, India and the United States.

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