US EditionASEAN top diplomats under pressure to end Myanmar war and finalize South China Sea pact
ASEAN ministers aim to enforce the 2021 Myanmar peace plan and finalize a South China Sea nonaggression pact with China amid regional security concerns, officials said.
- This week, ASEAN foreign ministers are meeting in Cebu for their annual retreat, marking the Philippines' first major test as ASEAN chair and placing Manila at the center of regional diplomacy this year.
- Manila is pushing ASEAN to make progress on a long-delayed Code of Conduct with Beijing as Philippine officials accuse Beijing of encroaching within the exclusive economic zone near the Luzon Strait, raising sovereignty and security concerns.
- Last Sunday , Myanmar concluded a three-phase election called illegitimate by the United Nations and rights groups, while Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan said ASEAN will not endorse the results and demands full Five-Point Consensus implementation.
- Hosting ATF 2026 in Cebu is expected to generate jobs and investment, with the summit drawing 5,000 guests and TRAVEX bringing over 700 international buyers from Jan. 28 to 30, said Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco.
- Sharon Seah warned ASEAN faces a tougher global environment marked by rising populism and recent unilateral United States actions, urging the bloc to stay neutral and inclusive amid eroding multilateral norms.
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Philippines hosts Asean foreign ministers' retreat to tackle regional issues
CEBU, Philippines - Foreign ministers from Southeast Asia began a meeting on Thursday to tackle key issues in the region, including tensions in the South China Sea, an escalating civil war in Myanmar and a border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia.
Asean's top diplomats under pressure to end Myanmar war and finalise South China Sea pact
CEBU, Philippines: South-East Asia's top diplomats met Wednesday (Jan 28) under growing pressure to push a peace plan that has so far failed to end Myanmar's civil war, and to beat a deadline to conclude talks on a non-aggression pact with China this year.
ASEAN's top diplomats under pressure to end Myanmar war and finalize South China Sea pact
Southeast Asia’s top diplomats are holding their first major meeting in the central Philippine city of Cebu under growing pressure to beat a deadline to conclude talks on a nonaggression pact with China this year and push a peace plan that has so far f...
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