Obama says summit to focus on Islamic State militancy


  • World
  • Friday, 20 Nov 2015

U.S. President Barack Obama disembarks from Air Force One at Subang Air Base, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to attend the 27th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, November 20, 2015. REUTERS/Olivia Harris

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said summit meetings among world leaders this weekend in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur will focus on the global fight against Islamic State militancy and on the disputed South China Sea.

Speaking to reporters after meeting with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, Obama said: "Malaysia is part of the coalition to fight (Islamic State) and can be extraordinarily helpful on issues like countering the destructive and perverse narrative that's developed."

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