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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Laos Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith during ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting (AMM) in Vientiane, Laos, Saturday, July 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

Southeast Asia top diplomats condemn Myanmar violence, urge peaceful means to settle sea disputes

Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks at a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Lao, Sonexay Siphandone, at the conclusion of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair)

Southeast Asian leaders call for South China Sea disputes to be resolved without threats or force

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, greets Indonesia's President Joko Widodo upon arrival for the opening session of ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit Meeting at the Hotel Okura Tokyo in Tokyo Sunday, Dec. 17, 2023. (Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan and ASEAN bolster ties at a summit focused on security and economy amid tensions with China

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Russia's Vice Minister of Defense Alexander Fomin, third left, attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)

ASEAN defense chiefs call for immediate truce, aid corridor in Israel-Hamas war

By Niniek Karmini and Edna Tarigan - Associated Press

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and his wife Kim Keon Hee, rear left, walk with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his wife Iriana upon arrival for their meeting at Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

South Korea’s Yoon meets Indonesian leader to deepen economic, defense ties

By Niniek Karmini - Associated Press

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres gestures as he speaks to the media during a press conference on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Unified strategy, more funding urgently needed to end the crisis in Myanmar, U.N. chief says

By Niniek Karmini and Jim Gomez - Associated Press

From left, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Zambry Abd Kadir, Philippines' Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo, Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sarun Charoensuwan, Vietnam's Deputy Foreign Minister Do Hung Viet, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Laos' Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith, Brunei's Foreign Minister Erywan Pehin Yusof, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Sok Chenda Sophea, East Timor's Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas, and ASEAN Secretary General Kao Kim Hourn, prepare to hold hands for a group photo during the 34th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Coordinating Council (ACC) meeting, ahead of the ASEAN Summit, at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Sept. 4, 2023. (Willy Kurniawan/Pool Photo via AP)

Southeast Asian leaders are besieged by thorny issues as they hold an ASEAN summit without Biden

By Niniek Karmini and Edna Tarigan - Associated Press

Malaysia's King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, right, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. have a chat during the state welcome ceremony at National Palace in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Wednesday, July 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Fazry Ismail, Pool)

ASEAN states should engage bilaterally with Myanmar to resolve crisis, Malaysian leader says

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New Zealand's Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta, left, Brunei's Second Minister of Foreign Affair Erywan Yusof, center, and Vietnam's Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son pose for a group photo during the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with New Zealand at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

China and ASEAN agree to try to conclude nonaggression pact on sea feud in 3 years

By Niniek Karmini and Jim Gomez - Associated Press

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with European Union at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, Pool)

EU rejects Myanmar’s diplomatic role and says it still doesn’t recognize generals

By Edna Tarigan and Jim Gomez - Associated Press

The U.N. Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Tom Andrews gestures as he speaks to the media during a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Andrews urged the international community on Wednesday to find a different approach to resolve the crisis in the Southeast Asian country, saying the current approach is not working.(AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

U.N. expert urges a different approach to resolve the crisis in Myanmar

By Edna Tarigan - Associated Press

A girl rides her bicycle to school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Myanmar violence, Ukraine war loom over ASEAN meetings

By David Rising - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to O'Connor Farms, Wednesday, May 11, 2022, in Kankakee, Ill. Biden visited the farm to discuss food supply and prices as a result of Putin's invasion of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

China bristles at Biden’s ASEAN summit, wary of power struggle with U.S.

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this file photo, President Joe Biden participates virtually in the U.S.-ASEAN Summit from the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021.
Mr. Biden will host leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for a summit in Washington next month, the White House announced on Saturday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

Biden to host ASEAN leaders in Washington next month

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Illustration on ASEAN and China by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

South China Sea code of conduct clock runs down

By James Borton

Anti-coup protesters flash the three-finger salute, holding banner read &quot; Yangon Strike will defeat all enemies&quot; during a demonstration against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday, April 26, 2021. Southeast Asian leaders have demanded an immediate end to killings and the release of political detainees in Myanmar during an emergency summit in Jakarta with its top general and coup leader. (AP Photo)

Myanmar protests continue after ASEAN peace initiative

Associated Press

Police officers stand guard outside the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat ahead of a leaders' meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, April 23, 2021. The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations is scheduled to hold a special summit to discuss Myanmar on Saturday. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

ASEAN leaders tell Myanmar coup general to end killings

By Niniek Karmini - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 8, 2021, file photo, anti-coup protesters walk through a market with images of ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar. Aid workers and activists are warning Myanmar's political upheavals could cause a regional refugee crisis as political strife following a Feb. 1 coup displace growing numbers of people who have lost their livelihoods. coming in a couple hours. (AP Photo, File)

Myanmar refugee crisis brewing as turmoil hits economy

By ELAINE KURTENBACH - Associated Press

Anti-coup protesters display pictures of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Police in Myanmar repeatedly used tear gas and rubber bullets Tuesday against crowds protesting last month's coup, but the demonstrators regrouped after each volley and tried to defend themselves with barricades as standoffs between protesters and security forces intensified. (AP Photo)

Southeast Asian nations urge halt to violence in Myanmar

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, left, sits during a meeting with Vietnam's National Assembly's Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan in Hanoi, Vietnam, Monhday, Oct. 19, 2020. Suga is on an official visit to Vietnam. (Kham/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan’s PM, in Indonesia, says SE Asia key for his nation

By NINIEK KARMINI and MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press