"This year, ASEAN will induct its 11th member, East Timor. The country gained independence from Indonesia in 2002 and is home to 1.4 million people. The summit will bring together leaders from every country in the bloc except for Myanmar's acting president, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing. The ASEAN summit is accompanied annually by the East Asia Summit, a gathering of leaders of the ASEAN nations, the US, China, India, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand."
"This year, US President Donald Trump, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, newly appointed Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will be attending. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak will represent Moscow while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part virtually. Beyond the leaders of ASEAN and the East Asia Summit nations, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva,"
Nearly two dozen world leaders will attend the three-day 47th ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, accompanied by multiple side meetings. ASEAN comprises ten members: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, with a combined population of 678 million and GDP of $3.9 trillion. East Timor will be inducted as the bloc's 11th member; the country gained independence in 2002 and has 1.4 million people. Leaders from all member states will attend except Myanmar's acting president Min Aung Hlaing. The summit is paired with the East Asia Summit, which will include leaders from major global powers and additional international figures and institutions.
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