A three-day North East-ASEAN Business Summit begins this afternoon at the City Convention Centre in Imphal. The Summit is organized by Manipur Commerce and Industries Department in collaboration with the Union Ministries of External Affairs and Development of North-Eastern Region(DoNER), Indian Chamber of Commerce(ICC) and Indian Chamber of Service Industries(ICSI).DoNER Minister of State(Independent Charge) Dr. Jitendra Singh, Manipur Commerce and Industries Minister Govindas Konthoujam, delegates from the member nations of the Association of South-East Asian Nations(ASEAN) – Myanmar, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Brunei and eight North-East states of the country are participating in the Summit. The Summit aims at attracting investment from both domestic and foreign firms to the North-East states of the country to increase productivity and generate employment in the region.