IN PHOTOS: Foreign ministers in Manila for ASEAN meetings

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IN PHOTOS: Foreign ministers in Manila for ASEAN meetings

Angie de Silva

(4th UPDATE) US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi joins his counterparts in Manila for ASEAN meetings

MANILA, Philippines (4th UPDATE) – Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) arrived in Manila beginning Thursday, August 3, for ASEAN meetings in the Philippines. 

Foreign ministers from other non-ASEAN countries will land in Manila for meetings set from Saturday to Tuesday, August 5 to 8.

On Saturday evening, August 5, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi were the most prominent officials to land in Manila for these ASEAN meetings.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (right). Photo courtesy of the US embassy

Thursday, August 3

Before Tillerson and Wang, the following foreign ministers arrived on Thursday: 

  • Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi
  • Singaporean Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan
  • Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhon
  • Lao Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith 
  • Brunei Darussalam Foreign Minister Pehin Dato Lim Jock Seng

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler

Singaporean Foreign Minister Dr Vivian Balakrishnan. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler

Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhon. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler

Lao Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler

Brunei Darussalam Foreign Minister Pehin Dato Lim Jock Seng. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler

Friday, August 4

  • Myanmar Foreign Minister U Kyaw Tin
  • Timor Leste Foreign Minister Hernâni Coelho

Myanmar Foreign Minister U Kyaw Tin. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler

Timor Leste Foreign Minister Hernâni Coelho. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler

Sunday, August 6

Indian Minister of State for External Affairs General Vijay Kumar Singh. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler

Aside from different countries’ foreign ministers, ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh also landed in Manila on Friday.

ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh. Photo by Angie de Silva/Rappler

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