Trump to stay an extra day in Philippines to attend EAS Summit
November 03, 2017  20:32
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US President Donald Trump today said he would extend his trip in the Philippines by another day to attend the East Asia Summit, a key meeting between ASEAN and eight of its partners.

The US was originally scheduled to be represented by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson at the all-important East Asia Summit to be held in the Philippines on November 14.

Trump announced the news to reporters before boarding Marine One on the White House lawns for the nearly two-week long maiden trip to Asia with stops in Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines.

This is the longest trip ever by a US President to Asia in a quarter century.

"We're going to have a very successful trip. There is a lot of goodwill," Trump told reporters.

-- PTI
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