Malaysia is ready to host the 26th ASEAN Summit, which is scheduled totake place at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on April 26 and 27,2015, said Prime Minister Najib Razak.

Malaysia aspires to carryout measures that are truly based on the vision of a “people-centredASEAN", he said in his Facebook posting on December 13.

However,Najib Razak said the goal of regional unity, stability and prosperity isnot Malaysia's alone, rather it is a vision which Malaysia hascommitted to, adding that the country will also work towards realisingthe goal to be a community as it shares common aspirations in politicalsecurity, economic and social-cultural aspects.

Earlier the sameday, he visited the main venues for the 26th Summit, which will be thefirst event to be held after Malaysia assumes the ASEAN chairmanshipbeginning from January 1, 2015, taking over from Myanmar.

Headof Logistics of Malaysia’s ASEAN Secretariat 2015 K. Ilankovan said inaddition to the 26th Summit, the country will host the 27th ASEAN Summitfrom November 19-21 later the year along with related meetings with thebloc’s seven dialogue partners, including Japan, China, India and theUS.

As a curtain raiser, the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreatwill be held in Kota Kinabalu city on January 27-28, during whichregional foreign ministers are expected to discuss priorities for thegrouping in 2015 and the ASEAN Community’s Post-2015 Vision.-VNA