United States President Donald Trump met with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit being held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and expressed optimism in making "some pretty good deals" for both countries.
Timor-Leste on Sunday officially became the 11th member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur, marking the bloc’s first expansion in 26 years since Cambodia joined in 1999.
The discussions aim to ensure that a meeting occurs next week between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Set against South Korea’s geopolitical fault lines, the meeting will address critical issues ranging from trade tensions and technology rivalry to security concerns around the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific.
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This is the first foreign visit of the Vice President in his current capacity. Vice President is also accompanied by External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar. Cambodia as the current Chair of ASEAN is hosting these Summits.
Trump had likewise skipped an ASEAN summit and parallel East Asia Summit last year in Bangkok.
Leaders are hoping for a breakthrough in RCEP talks at this weekend's meeting of the ASEAN after seven years of negotiations over the deal, which would comprise 30 per cent of global commerce and half the world's population if signed.
