00:00Southeast Asian Foreign Minister's opening talks on Saturday ahead of a landmark Asian summit that will formally welcome East Timor as the bloc's 11th member.
00:11The meeting is scheduled for Sunday in Kuala Lumpur, followed by two days of high-level meetings with key partners such as China, Japan, India, Australia, Russia, South Korea and the United States.
00:22This year's edition is a milestone for Asian as it welcomes a new member for the first time in 26 years.
00:30The event, in addition, features the participation of Brazilian President Luis Ignacio Lula da Silva and his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa, new partners in the sectoral dialogue,
00:42as part of Malaysian Prime Minister Ambar Ibrahim's effort to deepen Asian economic ties with Africa and Latin America.
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