The two earlier met during the 7th Leaders’ Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Brunei Darrusalam last Nov. 4-6.
Last week, Bahrain Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al-Khalifa was in the country for a state visit.
Mrs. Arroyo will welcome the Viet prime minister after her own state visit to Indonesia on Nov. 12-13.
On Nov. 14, the President is leaving for her working visit to the United States with a stopover in Mexico. She returns to the country on Nov. 24.
In yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes gave a briefing of issues involving the President’s trip to the US.
Reyes and National Security Adviser Roilo Golez are part of Mrs. Arroyo’s US entourage. – Marichu Villanueva