Manila (AFP) – The president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, will attend the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to be held in Manila in the middle of the month with the participation of the American Donald Trump, among other leaders, the foreign ministry reported on Friday.

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"President Lula will attend the summit" as a guest, Dominic Imperial, Philippine Foreign Affairs Department spokesman for ASEAN issues, told reporters.

In addition to Trump and Lula, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is also among the leaders who have confirmed their attendance at the ASEAN summit in Manila to be held from November 15 to 18.

Lula, 81, scored a surprising election victory last month against Flavio Bolsonaro, in a vote that Trump described as "another rigged election," the Republican told reporters in Washington at the time.

Bolsonaro fled to the United States last week to begin self-exile after the vote count.

ASEAN's so-called East Asian dialogue partners - China, Japan and South Korea - will also be represented at the Manila meeting, although Beijing has not yet named their official representative.

UN Secretary General António Guterres is also expected to attend the summit, the host nation has indicated.

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