Trump to attend Asean Summit in KL [WATCH]
Anwar said Trump confirmed this during a phone call with him this morning.
Previously, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio hinted that Trump may attend the 47th Asean Summit in October.
It had been reported that Anwar had invited Trump to attend the Asean-US Summit and the East Asia Summit.
This invitation was delivered via Rubio during his visit here earlier this month.
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