Brunei Sultan Bolkiah, UN chief Guterres arrive in PH ahead of 49th ASEAN Summit
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Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in the Philippines on Saturday, ahead of the opening ceremony of the 49th ASEAN…
Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres arrived in the Philippines on Saturday, ahead of the opening ceremony of the 49th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits on Sunday.
Bolkiah was accompanied by his son, Prince Abdul Mateen, who currently serves as the foreign minister of the oil-rich country.
Guterres is also expected to hold a bilateral meeting with ASEAN Chairperson and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on the sidelines of the summit.
Earlier on Saturday, several other leaders arrived in the Philippines, including those from Timor-Leste, Australia, Canada, Brazil, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, and Vietnam.
The 49th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits will run from November 15 to 17.
The meetings will be held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City. —VBL, GMA News
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