US EditionASEAN ministers urge halt to Middle East war as crisis rattles energy and trade
- ASEAN foreign and economic ministers urged an immediate halt to the Middle East war due to its impact on Southeast Asia's economies from surging oil prices and disrupted trade.
- Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro expressed serious concern over the situation and emphasized the importance of stopping hostilities immediately.
- ASEAN urged all parties involved in the conflict to exercise the utmost self-restraint and requested keeping global energy supply chains open.
- ASEAN economic ministers highlighted the region's vulnerability to shocks due to reliance on global oil and LNG routes and stressed the need for supply chain resilience, renewable energy transitions, and regional cooperation.
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Asean calls for ceasefire in Mideast war, diplmacy
FOREIGN ministers from Southeast Asia expressed serious concern over the escalating war in the Middle East and called for an immediate cessation of hostilities during a special virtual meeting convened by the Philippines on Friday, March 13.Ma. Theresa Lazaro, secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, said the Philippines organized the Special Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the situation in the Middle East in its capacity as chairman …
Asean Foreign Ministers urge ceasefire and diplomacy amid escalating Middle East conflict
Asean issued a unified call for the immediate cessation of hostilities in the escalating Middle East conflict, urging all parties to exercise utmost self-restraint, protect civilians and critical infrastructure.
ASEAN FMs urge ceasefire, diplomacy amid escalating Middle East conflict
Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Friday issued a unified call for the immediate cessation of hostilities in the escalating Middle East conflict, urging all parties to exercise utmost self-restraint, protect civilians and critical infrastructure, and return to diplomatic dialogue as the only path to lasting peace and stability.
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