US President Joe Biden took part in the ASEAN-US Summit on the sidelines of the 2021 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summits held online on a live video conference in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. (Photo by Handout / ASEAN Summit 2021 / AFP)

 

OPINION | By Thai PBS World’s Regional Desk

 

The leaders of ASEAN countries will meet with US President Joe Biden in Washington D.C. on May 12-13 for a special summit to commemorate the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two sides.

 

It is the second special summit being held in the US since Barack Obama hosted the first one on February 15-16, 2016 in Sunnylands, California. This will be the first in-person engagement between leaders of the two sides since 2017 when then-president Donald Trump attended a summit with ASEAN leaders in Manila.

 

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President Biden extended an invitation to leaders of ASEAN countries for a meeting in person when he attended a virtual summit in October 2021, at which he also announced a $102-million package to engage with Southeast Asia on a wide range of issues, including recovery from COVID-19, health security, climate change, stimulating economic growth and promotion of gender equality.

 

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US-ASEAN Summit needs concrete results to be more than a talkshop

 

If this means accepting accountability in any form this will be a tough sell .......................LOL

Prayut might not like the reception he receives.

Asean is riddled with despots, dictators, and strong men. The US shouldn't give them one dam-rn thing. No money. No trade concessions. No military hardware. They'll just shovel the money into corrupt bank accounts, take advantage of access to US markets to help China evade tariffs, and likely send any weapons they get to Peking for "inspection."

needs concrete results

Well I never - is Anutin, the Health Minister also attending???