(L-R) Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, Bangladesh President Mohammad Shahabuddin, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand’s Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Sarun Charoensuwan, Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Sifandon, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, Prime Minister Hun Manet of Cambodia, Malaysian […]
He will also hold separate bilateral meetings with his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo and the state leaders of Thailand, Malaysia and Timor-Leste. On September 6, President Hutan will attend a ‘Gala Dinner’ hosted by the Indonesian President at Kota Gelora Bung Karno. Joko Widodo will chair 12 meetings during the 43rd ASEAN Summit. ASEAN is […]
Both the Foreign Ministers agreed to explore the possibilities of bilateral trade. In the meeting, the two ministers underlined the need to hold regular Foreign Office Consultations (FOCs) to discuss and explore opportunities such as setting up of garment factories in Timor Leste, contract farming, training of diplomats and other areas of mutual cooperation. During […]
Myanmar’s ruling army has made no significant progress in implementing a peace plan agreed with ASEAN two years ago and the bloc should show unity in deciding how to defuse the growing crisis, Indonesia’s president said on Thursday. Joko Widodo, who is this year’s president of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), was speaking […]
The attack was strongly condemned by the United Nations and Western powers. Indonesia – Southeast Asia’s biggest economy – is serving as the 2023 chair of ASEAN and will host the 10-member bloc’s annual leaders’ meetings in May and September. Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi said last week that Jakarta was working hard to implement a […]
The divergent interests and strategies make it clear that security in Asia is being viewed in opposing terms by key actors. For influential players like the US, Australia or India, security means containing China or achieving dominance. The result is increased stress and the hub-and-spokes system is prone to excessive stretching. Whether the emerging new […]