Continuing his historic trip to Laos, where he’s the first American president to visit, Obama shed new light on his agenda after he leaves office, discussing some of the goals of his presidential center, as well as future work for first lady Michelle Obama.
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The US State Department and Hillary Clinton have called for Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte to show some respect in his dealings with Barack Obama after he referred to the US president as a “son of a b***h”.
“We wish to enhance our physical and digital connectivity; to see greater people to people links; to strengthen our institutional linkages; and to leverage the modern interconnected world for the mutual benefit of all our people”, the Prime Minister said.
The figure announced during President Barack Obama’s first visit to Laos is close to the $100million the U.S. has spent in the past 20 years on clearing its UXO in Laos. He previously upset the USA by referring to the country’s ambassador as a “gay son of a whore”. The White House then said Obama might speak with Duterte informally.
Chief Executive of Release International Paul Robinson said: “The ASEAN summit is an occasion to celebrate the advances made by South East Asian nations”. The Philippines has been central in this effort due to an worldwide court case it brought and won against Beijing. The deal grants Washington increased military presence in its former colony through rotation of ships and planes for humanitarian and maritime security operations.
China considers Singapore a key partner for cooperation in the region, while close communications between the two nations’ leaders can help keep the development of China-Singapore ties on the right track, boost pragmatic cooperation, and deepen the friendship of the two peoples, said Li. Speaking to reporters, Carter also described the Philippines’ new defense minister, Delfin Lorenzana, as someone who was “very knowledgeable about all the things that we do together”.
Building off his announcement Tuesday on the expansion of the Let Girls Learn education initiative, the president said he is adding a women’s leadership academy for YSEALI. Former U.S. officials said China would be pleased by the U.S. -Philippines friction.
Between 1964 and 1973 a secret CIA-led operation to cut supplies to the Vietcong resulted in two million tons of ordinance being dropped on Laos – more than the combined total dropped on both Japan and Germany during World War Two.
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Obama is the first sitting USA president to go to Laos. “It’s unfortunate, but doesn’t fundamentally derail the relationship”, he said.
