Duterte sits down with 6 leaders in 1st int'l trip

Vietnam promises a long-term supply of rice to the Philippines, while Japan vows to uphold the rule of law in the disputed South China Sea

VIENTIANE, Laos – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sat down with at least 6 world leaders on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Vientiane, Laos, which was his first international trip. Duterte held bilateral meetings with the following leaders while the ASEAN Summit was ongoing: Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith New Zealand Prime Minister John Phillip Key Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev