US PRESIDENT Donald J. Trump will attend the final day of the 49th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Manila on Nov. 17, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
“The day will culminate with the ASEAN-United States Special Summit to be attended by US President Donald J. Trump,” the DFA said in a statement on Wednesday.
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. will also convene the 29th ASEAN Plus Three Summit and the 21st East Asia Summit before formally handing over the ASEAN chairmanship to Singapore.
Other attendees include Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who will participate as Guests of the Chair.
The three-day summit will be held at the Philippine International Convention Center. The DFA said Myanmar will be represented by the director-general of the ASEAN Affairs Department of its foreign ministry. — Francessca S. Abalos