Koizumi meets leaders of Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

Koizumi meets leaders of Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

VIENTIANE, Laos - (From L to R) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Lao Prime Minister Boungnang Vorachit and Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai pose for photos prior to their meeting in Vientiane on Nov. 30.

Koizumi meets Lao premier

Koizumi meets Lao premier

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) shakes hands with Lao Prime Minister Boungnang Vorachit prior to their talks in Vientiane on Nov. 30.

(1)Japan, ASEAN start 2-day summit in Tokyo

(1)Japan, ASEAN start 2-day summit in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders from Japan and the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pose for a photograph at the State Guesthouse in Tokyo on Dec. 11, the first day of their two-day summit. From left to right, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, Brunei's King Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Laotian Prime Minister Boungnang Vorachit, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Myanmar's Prime Minister Khin Nyunt, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Singaporean Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. (Pooh photo)

Koizumi meets leaders of Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

Koizumi meets leaders of Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

VIENTIANE, Laos - (From L to R) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Lao Prime Minister Boungnang Vorachit and Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai pose for photos prior to their meeting in Vientiane on Nov. 30. (Kyodo)

(1)Japan, ASEAN start 2-day summit in Tokyo

(1)Japan, ASEAN start 2-day summit in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders from Japan and the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pose for a photograph at the State Guesthouse in Tokyo on Dec. 11, the first day of their two-day summit. From left to right, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phan Van Khai, Brunei's King Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, Laotian Prime Minister Boungnang Vorachit, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Myanmar's Prime Minister Khin Nyunt, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Singaporean Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong. (Pooh photo) (Kyodo)