{O/C} On the second day of the ASEAN summit, President Joe Biden promised to build a better future alongside ASEAN countries.
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President Biden was seen busy shaking hands with leaders of the Association of of Southeast Asian Nations as he began his visit to Cambodia.
Also present at the meeting were Premier Li Keqiang,as well as the leaders of South Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
Then he sat down for a meeting with the host, Cambodia's Prime Minister, Hun Sen.
In his own words, the Cambodian leader called for unity, citing global tensions that have led to differences.
Conspicuously, President Biden flubbed his remarks when he mistook Cambodia for Colombia.
With the launch of the U.S.-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, the President stressed the U.S. would cement its bonds with the 10-country bloc.
The President also made mention of Myanmar, where the military junta deposed and arrested democratically-elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Meanwhile, authorities in Indonesia are beefing up security in the run-up to the G20 summit that begins this week.
That's where Biden is slated to meet with President Xi Jinping face-to-face for the first time since taking office.
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