Obama to Meet Leaders of ASEAN

TEMPO Interactive , Nusa Dua - U.S. President Barack Obama started his meeting with 10 leaders of ASEAN on Friday, November 18, 2011 at around 16:30 pm. At the meeting, Obama was accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United States Hillary Rodham Clinton. Obama's arrival in the lobby of the building Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center (BNDCC) was welcomed by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Obama smiled broadly as he patted his shoulder Yudhoyono and then shake hands and pose with. Hillary Clinton who came after Obama was greeted by Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa. Warm relations between the two officials of two countries was realized with a kiss on the cheek. The journalists in the Media Centre 3rd floor of the building BNDCC laugh and clap when a large television screen showing Clinton-Marty kiss each cheek. Clinton also made ​​a kiss on the cheek with ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuan. This meeting took place closed to the media. The meeting is expected to last approximately one hour. In a written statement of the ASEAN Leaders at the ASEAN Summit 19th-mentioned, the meeting of ASEAN, the leaders of the United States to strengthen cooperation and partnership between ASEAN and the United States. ASEAN also agreed to adopt and implement a plan 2011-2015 action regarding the efforts to strengthen partnerships for peace and prosperity. ASEAN also would like to reaffirm its commitment to strengthen cooperation with the United States, among others in the political, security, economic, social, cultural, trade and investment, finance, energy security, transport, science and technology, disaster management, food security, biodiversity, climate change, and human resources. After the meeting of the ASEAN-United States is over, then Obama will hold a bilateral meeting with Indonesia. MARIA RITA

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