Trump arrives in Vietnam for APEC summit

US President Donald Trump landed in Vietnam on Friday for a summit of Asia-Pacific financial Cooperation (APEC) countries, the fourth leg of his 12-day Asia trip.
The White residence has said Trump will set out a US vision for a “unfastened and open Indo-Pacific region” in a speech inside the seashore resort of Danang.
Trump will no longer have a separate assembly with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, at the APEC summit in Vietnam because of scheduling conflicts, the White residence stated on Friday.
“regarding a Putin meeting, there has been never a meeting confirmed, and there will no longer be one that takes location because of scheduling conflicts on each aspects,” White residence press secretary Sarah Sanders instructed journalists mins earlier than landing in Danang.
“Now, they’re going to be in the identical area. Are they going to bump into each different and say good day? absolutely viable and likely. but in phrases of a scheduled, formal assembly, there’s no longer one on the calendar and we don’t expect that there can be one,” Sanders stated.
Trump’s courting with Moscow has haunted the first year of his management.
His former marketing campaign chairman Paul Manafort and an companion are under house arrest on fees consisting of conspiracy to launder cash, connected to the investigation via unique suggest Robert Mueller into allegations that the marketing campaign colluded with Russia.
Russia has denied allegations of interfering in the US election last yr that brought Trump to electricity.