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ASEAN sounds alarm as US-Iran fighting threatens energy supplies | DW News
Southeast Asian nations are warning of an energy shock as renewed fighting between the United States and Iran raises fears over oil and gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz. ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Manila have issued an urgent appeal to keep the vital shipping route open. We speak to Chatham House’s Ben Bland about the economic and geopolitical fallout for the region.
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A SEAN on Thursday called for the restoration of safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz, expressing deep concern over the situation as the Asia-Pacific’s largest multilateral security dialogue unfolded in Manila.
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In a joint communiqué issued during the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), the bloc cited international laws governing civil aviation, maritime navigation and maritime safety, urging all parties to comply with them.
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“We called for the restoration of the safe, unimpeded and continuous transit passage of vessels and aircraft in the Strait of Hormuz in line with the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, as well as for all parties to ensure the safety of seafarers and ships,” the foreign ministers said.
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The call followed a week-long marathon of diplomatic talks among ASEAN members and external partners, where the economic fallout from the Middle East conflict cast a heavy shadow over discussions.
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The protracted conflict has driven up energy prices and disrupted regional trade, supply chains, agricultural production and fertilizer supplies across the region, emerging as a recurring theme throughout this week’s diplomatic circuit in Manila, from Tuesday’s ministerial sessions to Thursday’s East Asia Summit (EAS) and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF).
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Thursday’s security talks, for instance, opened with an ASEAN Plus Three meeting between the bloc and its Northeast Asian
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