N Korea to dominate 2-day Asean summit

April 02, 2012 12:25

Cambodia is hosting the two-day summit of leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations starting tomorrow.

A rocket launch planned by North Korea and long-broiling disputes over the South China Sea are expected to dominate Southeast Asia's annual diplomatic summit this week, while elections in long-repressed Myanmar have helped turn a perennial troublemaker into a bright spot.

The stated focus is on turning the 10 disparate nations and their combined population of 600 million into a European Union-like community by 2015, but many other issues will be discussed on the sidelines.

North Korea is not a member of the group, but ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan said he expected some leaders to voice alarm over Pyongyang's plan to fire a long-range rocket this month.

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