President Jokowi says Indonesia’s task not over after 2023 ASEAN chairmanship
President Jokowi added that he believed this year’s ASEAN Summit provided optimism and positive energy to the bloc’s 10 member states and dialogue partners.
President Jokowi added that he believed this year’s ASEAN Summit provided optimism and positive energy to the bloc’s 10 member states and dialogue partners.
Analysts point to the region’s growing population, rising investments, and technological advancement as factors in Asean's global role.
Among Asean’s most intractable problems are the continuing military crisis in Myanmar and the regional fallout of the geopolitical rivalry between the United States and China.
The two countries were former wartime foes that normalised relations in 1995.
The prime minister also said India and ASEAN countries were connected through their history and geography.
On Sept 5, the Philippine president also warned that misunderstanding in the South China Sea dispute can spell dire consequences for all parties.
The ASEAN leaders also highlighted the significance of non-militarisation and called for all states to exercise self-restraint.
High on the agenda at the gatherings in Jakarta is concern about China's increasingly assertive activity in the South China Sea.
However, neither of the documents released set out a clear target on when the region would achieve net-zero emissions.
To become the centre of global growth, he said ASEAN needs to find new sources of robust and crisis-resilient development.