US President Joe Biden (C) takes part in the family photo for the US-ASEAN Special Summit on the South Lawn of the White House on May 12, 2022 in Washington, DC. Southeast Asian Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are visiting Washington, DC for a special summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden. Secretary General of ASEAN Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Prime Minister of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of Thailand Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen, Sultan of Brunei Haji Hassan, President of Indonesia Joko Widodo, Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Long, Prime Minister of the Lao Peoples Democratic Republic Phankham Viphavan, Prime Minister of Malaysia Dato Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob and Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Teodoro Locsin. (AFP/Drew Angerer/Getty Images)\

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WASHINGTON, USA- US hails ‘new era’ with ASEAN as summit commits to raise level of ties

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Washington, United States : US President Joe Biden said on Saturday a first summit in Washington with leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) marked the launch of a “new era” in the relationship between the United States and the 10-nation bloc.

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In a joint 28-point “vision statement” after a two-day meeting, the two sides took what analysts called a symbolic step of committing to raise their relationship from a strategic partnership to a “comprehensive strategic partnership” in November.

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On Ukraine they reaffirmed “respect for sovereignty, political independence, and territorial integrity,” wording that a regional expert said went further than past ASEAN statements.

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The statement did not condemn Russia by name for its Feb. 24 invasion.

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The summit marked the first time ASEAN leaders gathered as a group in Washington and their first meeting hosted by a US president since 2016.

 

Biden’s administration hopes the effort will show that the United States remains focused on the Indo-Pacific and the long-term challenge of China, which it views as its main competitor, despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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He was also hoping to persuade ASEAN countries to toughen their stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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