The United States President Barack Obama has joined 20 other world leaders, who have been discussing global economic recovery at the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) forum at Singapore, reported BBC on Saturday.
Citing its south-east Asia correspondent, BBC said other issues such as North Korea, climate change and how to manage a shifting balance of power with China - Asia's rising power - will now take precedence.
Speaking in Japan on Saturday at the start of a week-long Asian tour, President Obama pledged Washington's "unshakeable" commitment to the security of the region. Obama also said he wanted to pursue a policy of "pragmatic cooperation" with China.
President Obama will be under pressure to live up to his rhetoric, particularly on free trade, the report said. World leaders gathered for the weekend summit have already taken aim at signs of US trade protectionism.
Citing Washington's "Buy American" clauses, Mexican President Felipe Calderon has reportedly said US legislation was "going in the opposite sense of free trade".
Leaders of Apec, a 21-member grouping that accounts for more than half of all global output, "reiterated their commitment to reject all forms of protectionism", a news release after the meeting reportedly said.
Following the Apec summit, President Obama travels to China late on Sunday amid heightened trade tensions between the two countries.
Discussions Mr Obama will have with China's President Hu Jintao is expected to resolve some of trade disputes, and help pursue areas of co-operation, such as technology transfer from the US to China to help China