International relationsASEAN leaders mostly skip US talks after Trump no-show
In a letter, absent American president proposes hosting special summit next year
U.S. National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien, third from left, poses for a group photograph with ASEAN leaders and foreign ministers during a summit Monday. © AP
MARIMI KISHIMOTO, Nikkei staff writer
November 5, 2019 01:44 JST
BANGKOK -- Just three Association of Southeast Asian Nation leaders attended a summit between their bloc and the U.S. on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump was a no-show for a second straight year, sending his national security adviser instead.