ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meet Amid Iran Tensions, Regional Crises
ASEAN foreign ministers opened their 59th annual meeting in Manila, calling for unity amid global instability. The bloc is set to issue a statement urging the restoration of safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz, expressing alarm over renewed US-Iran hostilities and threats to shipping critical for regional oil supplies. The week-long diplomatic conclave includes meetings with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Key agenda items include the South China Sea tensions, efforts to revive ASEAN's stalled Five-Point Consensus for Myanmar, and energy security discussions, including a petroleum fuel-sharing plan. The Myanmar junta, which has largely ignored the peace plan, seeks readmission with support from Thailand, while other members remain divided.
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