A Filipino cultural group performs outside the convention centre on the central Philippine island of Cebu January 12, 2007, the venue of some meetings during the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit this weekend. The regional grouping is also expected to meet neighbours China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia to forge wider cooperation in East Asia.

  

  

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2nd R, front) is flanked by Foreign Minister Alberto Romulo (R) and Trade Secretary Peter Favila while watching a cultural group's performance outside the convention centre on the central Philippine island of Cebu January 12, 2007, the venue of some meetings during the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit this weekend. The regional grouping is also expected to meet neighbours China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia to forge wider cooperation in East Asia.  

  

Editor: sicy