Donald Trump to skip Asia summits in Singapore and Papua New Guinea, to send Mike Pence instead
2018-09-01 12:13:33 source：The Straits Times
September 1, 2018
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump will not be attending the US-Asean, East Asia Summit (EAS), and Apec (Asia-Pacific Regional Cooperation) meetings in Singapore and Papua New Guinea in November, sending Vice-President Mike Pence instead, the White House said on Friday (Aug 31).
It will be the first time that a US President has skipped the US-Asean and East Asia Summits since 2013 when then-president Barack Obama, dealing with a government shutdown at home, sent his vice-president Joe Biden.
Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a brief statement said : "We welcome Vice President Mike Pence’s visit to Singapore, which will be his first as Vice President, and his attendance at the 6th Asean-US Summit and 13th East Asia Summit."
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