56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting | JAKARTA- ASEAN remains focused on economy

From left to right: Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo, Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, Ambassador Johariah Wahab of Brunei Darussalam, Laotian Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, Malaysian Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir, East Timorese Foreign Minister Bendito Freitas and ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn pose for a group photo during the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with the United States at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Jakarta on July 14, 2023.(Reuters/Dita Alangkara/Pool)

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Indonesia remained adamant on prioritizing economic development and cooperation during the ASEAN high-level meetings this week in tune with its chairmanship theme of “epicentrum of growth”, but critics say the focus on the economy could undermine progress on regional security issues.

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The focus on the economy was evident in President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s remarks to foreign ministers of ASEAN members and partners during a courtesy visit in Jakarta on Friday.

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