US, Asean leaders agree to hold annual summits
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US President Barack Obama and leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreed Monday to hold annual summits, the White House said.
"Recognizing the importance of enhancing US-Asean ties, the leaders agreed to institutionalise the leaders meeting to an annual summit as a further step towards raising the US-Asean partnership to a strategic level," a statement said.
Obama met with the Asean leaders on Monday evening ahead of an expanded summit Tuesday with China, Russia, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
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