(4 Apr 2012) 1. Wide of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders arriving for traditional "retreat"
2. Wide of leaders at retreat venue
3. Mid of Myanmar President Thein Sein
4. Cutaway of journalists
5. Mid of Myanmar Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin
6. Mid of Philippines President Benigno Aquino III
7. Mid of Thailand Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra
8. Mid of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung
9. Mid of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen
10. Wide pan across meeting
11. Wide of Peace Palace, venue for ASEAN summit meetings
12. Wide of flags of ASEAN nations
13. Wide of security outside Peace Palace
14. Close-up of soldier
15. Close-up of rifle
16. Wide of soldiers with rifles beside motorbikes
STORYLINE:
Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) attended their traditional summit "retreat," as they met for a second day in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh on Wednesday.
The "retreat" offers the opportunity to raise any issue as they closet themselves in a kind of diplomatic free-for-all discussion.
Territorial disputes in the South China Sea involving China and other ASEAN nations, and North Korea's planned rocket launch this month are top security worries which were expected to feature prominently during the two-day summit.
On Tuesday, Myanmar was basking in praise from colleagues for its recent democratic reforms.
It was a marked reversal for the country, condemned for years for massive human rights violations, from its previous black sheep image at the ASEAN annual gathering.
Myanmar President Thein Sein briefed fellow leaders on Sunday's historic by-elections, which saw pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition party sweep to victory.
Cambodia, current chair of the regional grouping, has wanted to focus on non-politically volatile issues like the goal of transforming Southeast Asia from a disparate cluster of fledgeling democracies, socialists states and monarchies into a European Union-like bloc that could compete in a bustling region dominated by rising giants such as China and India.
In his speech during the summit's opening ceremonies on Tuesday, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen outlined the financial problems roiling the world, including skyrocketing oil prices, that he said could hurt the region if it did not unify.
He did not touch on controversial security issues.
ASEAN was founded in 1967 by Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand as a trade bloc that later evolved into a political, cultural, and economic club.
Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia joined from 1984 to 1999.

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