Presidents of the US, South Africa and Brazil also expected to attend the ‘most high-profile gathering of world leaders to date’ in October

This is the first indication of a possible meeting venue between Xi and US President Donald Trump, who said on Tuesday that the two leaders could have a meeting “before the end of the year” if both sides were able to come to a trade deal.

Anwar on Friday said this year’s annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) would have the “most high-profile gathering of world leaders to date” with Brazilian head of state Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa also expected to attend.

“We look forward to welcoming the heads of governments of Asean and our dialogue partners, including United States President Donald Trump and, I believe, President Xi Jinping of China,” Anwar said in his speech when launching the Asean Day Celebration.

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