Aquino arrives in Malaysia for 26th Asean Summit

President Benigno S. Aquino III Arrive at Kuala Lumpur International Airport to participate at the 26th ASEAN SUMMIT held in Malaysia on Sunday (April 26, 2015). Ryan Lim/ Malacanang Photo Bureau.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – President Benigno Aquino III arrived here on Sunday afternoon to attend the 26^th Asean Summit.

Aquino arrived 3:40 p.m. at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), onboard Philippine Airlines Flight PR001.

He was welcomed by Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia Eduardo Malaya and other embassy officials and staff. On the side of Malaysia, YB Dato Seri Idris Bin Jusoh, Minister II for Education, led the contingent.

Aquino and the Philippine delegation went straight to the Intercontinental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur and will later attend the gala dinner hosted by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak.

Aquino will have an opportunity to meet with the other heads of state at the dinner. Before he left Manila, he said he is hoping to discuss with Indonesian President Joko Widodo the case of Mary Jane Veloso, who is set to be executed on April 28.

Among the topics to be discussed during the Asean summit is the Asean integration, the campaign against extremism and terrorism, and China’s reclamation in South China Sea.

The President will also have a bilateral meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. The Philippines and Vietnam are working on a strategic partnership deal amid both countries’ territorial disputes with China. DPL

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