¡¡¡¡BEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attends Tuesday the seventh Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus China, Japan and South Korea (10+3) in the Indonesian resort island of Bali.

¡¡¡¡At the summit, leaders of the ASEAN members, Brunei, Indonesia,Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia, will meet with their counterparts from the three countries.

¡¡¡¡The following is a chronology of ASEAN plus Three summits, which were initiated by ASEAN on its 30th anniversary in 1997.

¡¡¡¡Dec. 15, 1997 -- China attended the first ASEAN+3 summit in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia. At the meeting, the leaders reached consensus on the prospect for East Asia in the 21st century, and development and cooperation in the region. Then Chinese President Jiang Zemin delivered an important speech entitled "Join Hands in Cooperation and Build a Future Together", which reviewed the great changes and improvements of East Asian countries in the past three decades.

¡¡¡¡Dec. 16, 1998 -- The second ASEAN+3 summit was held in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. The leaders exchanged views on strengthening cooperation between East Asian countries, overcoming difficulties brought on by the financial crisis and maintaining peace, stability and development in the region. They unanimously agreed that the summit was of great importance for the ASEAN countries, and China, Japan and South Korea. Then Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao delivered a speech, offering China's advice for the East Asian countries on overcoming the financial crisis and resuming economic growth.

¡¡¡¡Nov. 28, 1999 -- Then Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji attended the third ASEAN+3 summit in Manila, capital of the Philippines, offering China's advice on the direction and scope for cooperationof the East Asian countries. A Joint Declaration on Cooperation for East Asia was issued at the end of summit.

¡¡¡¡Nov. 24, 2000 -- The fourth ASEAN+3 summit was held in Singapore. At the meeting, the leaders exchanged views on the prospects for and cooperation of East Asian countries. Zhu Rongji elaborated on China's views and advice on these issues.

¡¡¡¡Nov. 5, 2001 -- Zhu Rongji attended the fifth ASEAN+3 summit inSeri Begawan, capital of Brunei. The leaders discussed the East Asia Prospect Group Report, and exchanged views on strengthening cooperation and communications in various fields for East Asia.

¡¡¡¡Nov. 4, 2002 -- The sixth ASEAN+3 summit was held in Phnom Penh,capital of Cambodia. At the meeting, Zhu Rongji expressed China's determination, and its attitude, on joining the regional cooperation. Enditem