HEADLINE-56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting | JAKARTA- ASEAN struggles for unity on Myanmar conflict
(From left to right) Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Philippines’ Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo, India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Cambodia’s Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, East Timor’s Foreign Minister Bendito Freitas and ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn prepare for a family photo of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Post Ministerial Conference with India during the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Jakarta on July 13, 2023. (AFP/Bay Ismoyo)
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Finding unity over how to deal with Myanmar’s junta continued to evade Southeast Asian nations on Thursday, as foreign ministers meeting in Jakarta struggled to agree on a communique that would include a reference to their neighbour’s internal strife.
Gathered in Jakarta for their annual meeting, foreign ministers from the Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) had been expected to issue a joint communique on Wednesday, but by late afternoon on Thursday there was still no sign of it.
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Memento Maxima Digital MarketingThe cause of the delay was unclear but an ASEAN official said a communique was being finalised and would be released soon.
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