China proposes foreign ministerial meeting with ASEAN in June

China has proposed to hold a foreign ministerial meeting with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in June in the country, Japan’s Kyodo News cited government sources as reporting on May 7.

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The Chinese government has been considering hosting its gathering with the ASEAN members in a city other than the capital Beijing, according to the sources.

As this year marks the 30th anniversary of the China-ASEAN dialogue relations, Beijing has been keen to bolster bilateral cooperation.

ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam./.

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