Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and the new Prime Minister of Thailand Surayud Chulanont will meet at the commemorative summit between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN ), said a Chinese Foreign Ministry official on Friday.

The summit will be held on October 30 in Nanning, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the establishment of China-ASEAN dialogue.

Tong Xiaoling, an official with the ministry's Asian Department, said, Premier Wen will meet with the leaders of the ten ASEAN countries during the summit but the agenda is yet to be confirmed. The two sides will review the growth of China-ASEAN friendly ties and set out the future development of their relationship.

The ASEAN is made up of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Tong said the leaders of the ten ASEAN countries and ASEAN Secretary-General will all attend the summit. They will attend the opening ceremony, hold a meeting behind closed doors and sign a joint statement, outlining a blueprint for cooperation in the future.

She said the summit is a historic event in China-ASEAN relations which will further strengthen bilateral relations.

According to Tong, nearly 500 Chinese and foreign journalists have signed up to report on the summit.

(Xinhua News Agency October 13, 2006)