The US President is preparing to visit Asia.
The trip demonstrates the U.S. determination to pursue its rebalancing policy in the Asia-Pacific region.
US President Barack Obama will embark on a trip to Asia next week, visiting Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Obama's trip is seen as an effort to strengthen cooperation with allies in the region amid rising geopolitical tensions.
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| US President Barack Obama will travel to Asia next week (Photo: Washington Post) |
According to advisors to the U.S. President, Obama will reaffirm America's unwavering support for its allies, demonstrating his determination to pursue the U.S. rebalancing policy in the Asia-Pacific.
In Japan, President Obama will discuss the North Korea issue with Japanese officials, as well as bilateral negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement.
In Seoul, President Obama will hold talks with South Korean President Park Geun-hye about tensions on the Korean Peninsula. He will also seek to ease tensions between two close allies of the United States, South Korea and Japan.
The next stop on Obama's Asian tour will be Malaysia. This will be the first visit to Malaysia by a US President since 1966.
According to the schedule, the US President's final stop in the Philippines will be where he will hold talks with the host country's President Benigno Aquino and lay a wreath at a cemetery for American soldiers who died in World War II.
According to VOV
