Trump to visit five Asian countries in November

Washington Sep 29 (IANS) US President Donald Trump will travel to five Asian countries -- Japan China South Korea Vietnam and the Philippines -- in November to take part in regional summits and discuss the North Korean nuclear threat the White House announced on Friday.

"The President s engagements will strengthen the international resolve to confront the North Korean threat and ensure the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula " a White House statement said.

Trump s trip will also include a stop in Hawaii the BBC reported. He will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit. The trip will take place November 3-14.

Trump will discuss the "importance of a free and open Indo-Pacific region to America s prosperity and security" the statement said.

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