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Three-day Asean summit kicks off today
Daniel Hurst
The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, is due to meet the Malaysian prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim, in Melbourne today on the first day of a three-day special Asean summit.
Australia is not a member of Asean – the Association of Southeast Asian Nations – but the special summit marks 50 years since Australia became the regional grouping’s first dialogue partner. Timor-Leste, which wants to become an Asean member, will also attend the summit.
There are a range of bilateral meetings planned while leaders are in Australia. Albanese has…
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