WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama will host leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Rancho Mirage, California on February 15 and 16, the White House said Wednesday.
Obama’s office dubbed the meeting, the first hosted by a US president with the 10 Asean leaders, “unprecedented” and said it would further his aim of “rebalancing” US foreign policy towards Asia.
“This summit will provide leaders a forum to strengthen cooperation under the new US-Asean strategic partnership, launched in November 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, on political, security, and economic issues,” it said.
Obama had announced plans for the summit in Kuala Lumpur …read more
Source: Lao Times
