Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia leaders arrive for 49th ASEAN Summit

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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim arrived in the Philippines on Saturday evening to attend the 49th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits.

Upon his arrival at the airport, Subianto was welcomed by Education Secretary Sonny Angara.

Anutin and Anwar were separately received by Justice Secretary Fredderick Vida and Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla, respectively.

Earlier on Saturday, other world leaders also arrived in the country for the ASEAN Summit, including officials from Timor-Leste, Australia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Brunei Darussalam, and Vietnam, as well as United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres.

The 49th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits will run from November 15 to 17.

The Philippines is hosting this year's ASEAN Summit and is expected to turn over the chairmanship to Singapore next week. —VBL, GMA News