Philippines’ Duterte tells Obama he never cursed him

Obama said he told Duterte, “As despicable as these crime networks may be and as much damage as they do, it is important from our perspective to make sure that we do it the right way”. He says the consequences of decisions made by the US during the Vietnam War didn’t necessarily serve America’s interests.

The President again slammed GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump Thursday, insisting that Trump is not prepared to handle the “serious business” that comes with being a world leader.

“The Philippine president showed a picture of the killings of American soldiers in the past and the president said: ‘This is my ancestor they killed”.

However, Obama and Duterte entered the dinner venue separately, and were seated far apart and did not interact with each other during the dinner that lasted an hour and 20 minutes.

“Because the consequences of when you do it the wrong way are innocent people get hurt and you have a bunch of unintended consequences that don’t solve the problem”, Obama said.

President Barack Obama warned Thursday against becoming immune to Donald Trump’s more outlandish statements, arguing that the stakes of the USA presidential contest were too high for Americans to tune out.

“In South Asia, India and most countries of the region are pursuing a peaceful path to economic prosperity”, Modi said in his speech to the leaders of the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) countries as well as those of Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, the United States and Russian Federation who make up the EAS-a regional leaders’ forum for strategic dialogue and cooperation on key challenges facing the East Asian region.

The White House then said Obama might speak with Duterte informally.

President Barack Obama says he’s not ready to concede that the USA military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, will remain open when he leaves office.

The president said the primary concern he’s heard in Asia is not about the success of USA engagement but whether it will continue after he leaves office. US-Filipino relations remained “very strong”, Yasay said.

The two did end up shaking hands during a brief interaction on the summit’s sidelines.

At a meeting in Laos of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Obama says a recent U.N. tribunal ruling against China is binding and clarifies the maritime rights issue. He says the US will also keep pushing for completion of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal.