Asean is crucial pillar of India’s Act East policy: Indian foreign minister
He also said that India firmly supports Asean centrality and the Asean outlook on the Indo-Pacific.
He also said that India firmly supports Asean centrality and the Asean outlook on the Indo-Pacific.
The Asean ministers reiterated the importance of full compliance with all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions and abiding by international law.
The inability to exert more influence over the junta has fed long-held doubts about ASEAN's effectiveness as a regional political bloc.
There can only be progress if the violence abates and inclusive national dialogue in Myanmar takes place,” said Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.
The ministers also focused on the strategic importance of safeguarding peace, security, stability and prosperity in cooperation with all external partners.
The bloc's initiatives are limited by its charter principles of consensus and noninterference, but analysts say the meeting could push members to do more.
For the first time, the Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting will be attended by Timor-Leste, which in 2022 was granted observer status in the bloc.
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