Trump to Meet Duterte on Asia Trip, and Maybe Putin Too
- President leaves Nov. 3 to visit 5 Asian countries and Hawaii
- North Korea crisis, economic relations key themes on agenda
Rodrigo Duterte
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President Donald Trump will meet with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and may meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during a 12-day trip to Asia and Hawaii in November, a White House official said.
Trump also is likely to visit a U.S. Army base in South Korea, Camp Humphreys, instead of the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea in a trip that will focus on maximizing pressure on Pyongyang to abandon its missile and nuclear programs, said the official. A visit to the DMZ hasn’t been ruled out, said the official, who briefed reporters at the White House on the Nov. 3-14 trip on condition of anonymity.