Duterte late for ASEAN meeting, misses group photo

(Philstar.com)

November 4, 2019 - 11:53am

(From L to R) Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, China's Premier Li Keqiang, Thailand's Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in, Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, Indonesia's President Joko Widodo and Laos' Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith prepare to pose for a group photo during the 22nd ASEAN Plus Three Summit in Bangkok on November 4, 2019, on the sidelines of the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit.

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MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte

failed to join a family photo of the Association of

Southeast Asian Nations with leaders of China, Japan and South Korea.

The Philippine leader was late for the 22nd ASEAN

Plus Three Summit in Bangkok, Thailand Monday morning.

Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary

Junever

Mahilum-West represented Duterte in the group photo with other leaders of the ASEAN

Plus Three.

Leaders of ASEAN, China, Japan and ROK joining hands to connect the connectivities and promote sustainability in all dimensions #35ASEANSummit #ASEANThailand #
THisASEAN @prayutofficial (4 Nov 2019) pic
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— ASEAN2019TH (@ASEAN2019TH) November 4, 2019

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in joined the ASEAN leaders in the meeting.

Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Duterte was late for a few minutes for the summit "as he had to pass by the restroom."

Duterte's spokesperson said the president was "okay" and that he

is going to attend the meetings and related conferences of the 35th ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Thailand. — Patricia Lourdes Viray

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