Friday, 03/11/2017 23:15 (GMT+7)
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will accompany President Donald Trump on his visit to Asia, the State Department said in a statement on November 2nd.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (Photo: Getty)
Mr. Tillerson and President Trump will travel to Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), China, Vietnam and the Philippines, with Secretary Tillerson then continuing to Myanmar.
"The secretary’s six-country trip demonstrates the administration’s commitment to our alliances and partnerships in the Asia Pacific, and highlights our ongoing engagement in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the East Asia Summit (EAS) on regional issues of mutual interest and concern," State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said in a statement.
Earlier, the White House said that US President Donald Trump will skip the East Asia Summit (EAS) in the Philippines next month.
President Trump is scheduled to attend the ASEAN summit on November 13th in the Philippines on the last leg of his tour to Asia, but the President will then leave on November 14th, which is the start date of the EAS.
Another US delegation will attend the EAS, which will include more than a dozen Asian nations, as well as Australia, New Zealand and Russia. The White House did not give a reason for his absence./.
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