The Latest: Obama meets Peruvian leader on summit sidelines
Lima, Peru — The Latest on President Barack Obama's final official foreign trip (all times local):
11:15 a.m.
President Barack Obama is meeting with Peru's president, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.
The two leaders are sitting down on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific economic summit in Lima. They exchanged pleasantries but made no substantive remarks as reporters were allowed in briefly to witness the start of their meeting.
Their meeting comes as leaders in Latin America are anxious about the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump. He's vowed to take a hard line on immigration and his early selections for top advisers and Cabinet officials have reflected that expected approach.
Obama plans to take questions from young leaders later Saturday in Lima.
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11 a.m.
President Barack Obama will close a three-nation, post-U.S. election tour the same way he opened it. He wants to reassure world leaders that U.S. democracy isn't broken and everything will be fine when Donald Trump succeeds him next year.
Obama is in Lima, Peru, at an annual Asia-Pacific summit.
Global concerns about Trump's pending ascension to the world's most powerful office after a surprise win will be a key topic of discussion. The Trump issue overshadowed the president's interactions with world leaders earlier this week in Athens, Greece, and Berlin.
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