REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NAYPYITAW -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye was to attend a high-profile regional summit expected to be dominated by such global issues as the Ebola virus, her office said Thursday (13/11).
Park's office said that Asian and other leaders could also discuss ways to tackle the terrorist organization known as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria during the East Asia Summit in Myanmar's capital.
The East Asia Summit is an 18-nation forum, where leaders can discuss strategic and political issues in the region. It is composed of ASEAN plus its eight dialogue partners -- South Korea, China, Japan, the United States, Russia, Australia, India and New Zealand.
ASEAN consists of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam.
After the East Asia Summit, Park plans to have a pull-aside meeting with her Thai counterpart, Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha, Park's office said, without giving any further details.
Park also plans to attend a summit between ASEAN and its three Northeast Asian dialogue partners -- South Korea, China and Japan -- to review progress in such issues as cybercrime and maritime security.
From Myanmar, Park will fly to Brisbane, Australia, for a summit of the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies. The summit's wide-ranging agenda includes anti-corruption issues, development and trade.
On Wednesday, Park encountered U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at a welcoming banquet for leaders who came to Naypyidaw for the two regional summits.
Park's meeting with Ban drew South Korean media attention as it came amid lingering speculation on Ban's potential bid for the presidency in 2017.
Details of their conversation were not immediately available.
Ban's office in New York has disavowed any presidential ambitions, though speculation has not died down.
Also Wednesday, Park met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked him to allow South Korean companies to participate in huge infrastructure projects in the world's second-most populous country, according to Park's office.
Modi told Park that he welcomes South Korean companies' investment in construction projects in India.
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