US postpones ASEAN regional summit due to coronavirus: US official

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"The United States has delayed a regional ASEAN summit scheduled to take place in Las Vegas next month due to fears of the coronavirus, a senior administration official said Friday (Feb 28). "As the international community works together to defeat the novel coronavirus, the United States, in consultation with ASEAN partners, has made the difficult decision to postpone the ASEAN leaders meeting," said the official on condition of not being named..."

Source/publisher: 

Agence France-Presse (AFP) (France) via "CNA" ( Singapore)

Date of Publication: 

2020-02-29

Date of entry: 

2020-03-01

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Myanmar, ASEAN, USA

Language: 

English

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text

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