Duterte: Asean Summit ‘excellent opportunity’ to discuss terrorism, illegal drugs

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said the next two days would be an “excellent opportunity” for Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) leaders and dialogue partners to discuss issues affecting the region’s growth like terrorism and illegal drugs.

The President’s statement is contained in a speech he delivered on Monday, as he formally opened the 31^st Asean Summit and Related Summits wherein he outlined the agenda of the meeting, as well as the expected outcome from the conference attended by leaders from 20 countries in Asean and its dialogue partners Australia, Canada, China, European Union, Japan, India, New Zealand, Russia, South Korea, United States, and United Nations.