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Hanoi, July 23 -- US President Barack Obama will attend the East Asia Summit (EAS) in Indonesia in 2011, the Asean-United States meeting was told. Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman said Asean welcomed the US intention to join the EAS. The Asean-US meeting attended by Asean foreign ministers and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was held at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi. During the meeting, Malaysia highlighted that the Plan of Action (2010-2015) to implement the Asean-US Enhanced Partnership which would be adopted in July in 2011, would strengthen and deepen the Asean-US dialogue relations, he told Malaysian journalists later. He said Malaysia also stated that given the dynamics of the Asean-US cooperation, Asean and the US should explore and utilise all avenues or facilitating and pushing forward cooperation in various areas. "Malaysia looks forward to the establishment of the Asean-US Eminent Persons Group (EPG) in support of the enhanced Asean-US cooperation in addressing regional and global issues," he said. Anifah said the meeting hoped that the US, under Obama's leadership, would continue to play a more proactive role by working together with Asean, in bringing about peace, stability and prosperity in the region.Answering question on the atmosphere of the meeting, he said it was very cordial and conducted with mutual respect.
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