WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has postponed a meeting of leaders of southeast Asian nations that was set for Las Vegas in mid-March due to the spread of the coronavirus.
That's according a senior Trump administration official.
President Donald Trump had invited the leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations to meet in the U.S. after he skipped last year's meeting in Thailand.
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The official said the U.S. had consulted with its ASEAN partners before making the “difficult decision” to postpone the meeting.
The Philippine ambassador to Washington said the White House notified the Philippines and other ASEAN member states’ embassies about the postponement Friday, citing the global concerns on the viral outbreak.