As the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit is set to kick off in Malaysia, US President Donald Trump arrived in the country on Sunday. Trump was welcomed with military honours, a Malaysian fighter jet escort, and a sea of waving US and Malaysian flags. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim greeted the American leader on the tarmac along with several cabinet ministers and senior officials.
Trump surprised the crowd when he joined a group of traditional Malaysian dancers performing near the red carpet. He waved his arms to the beat, smiled widely, and even took two small flags from the audience, waving them before posing for pictures. Anwar, smiling, joined in by s, drawing cheers from onlookers.
Ahead of his arrival, he announced that a peace deal would also be signed between Thailand and Cambodia, months after the deadliest clashes between the two nations.
As part of his Asia tour, the US President will also visit Japan and South Korea. He indicated that he could meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the first time since 2019, saying he was “open to it”. He will be in Busan ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.
PM Modi’s Absence at ASEAN Summit
While he will hold trade talks with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, his much-anticipated talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, amid the ongoing tariff dispute, will not take place as the Indian leader is attending the summit virtually.
Earlier this week, India and Malaysia announced that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not travel to Kuala Lumpur for the ASEAN summit and will instead join the regional gathering virtually.- It was earlier anticipated that Modi would meet with US President Donald Trump amid the ongoing trade talks between the two countries. However, that possibility was ruled out following New Delhi’s announcement.
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