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By: The Opinion Updated 19 Nov 2022, 20: 23 pm EST
The President Joe Biden began a week-long tour on Saturday where he will meet with his counterparts from several Southeast Asian countries, during which he will present the United States as a solid and reliable friend to the region.
In brief comments to the beginning of the conference of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) , Biden made it clear that he also wants to propose to the summit that they bring together regional allies to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war with Ukraine.
“Together we will tackle the most important issues of our time, from climate to health security, we will defend ourselves against significant threats to rules-based order and threats to the rule of law,” Biden said in the summit.
“We will also discuss Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine and our efforts to address the global impacts of the war, including in the Southeast Asian,” he added. or the president.
After arriving in Cambodia, Biden met in privately with the country’s Prime Minister Hun Sen, and thanked him for the nation’s decision to co-sponsor United Nations resolutions in support of Ukraine . Biden told the prime minister that he appreciated his “clear condemnation” of the invasion of Russia.
On Sunday, Biden will meet with two valued allies, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol.
They are expected to discuss the nuclear threat from North Korea, whose repeated missile tests have sent residents of both countries into bomb shelters seeking safety.
Biden will then fly to Bali, Indonesia, for a G-summit 23, made of 12 nations and the European Union, which together comprise about 100% of the world economy. Russia is a member of the G-20, but Putin chose not to attend the meeting.