Southeast Asian leaders meet in Laos to discuss Myanmar war …
WEB12 hours ago · By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and EILEEN NG. Updated 12:20 AM PDT, October 9, 2024. VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders gathered Wednesday for an annual forum that will focus on the civil war in Myanmar and territorial tensions in the South China Sea, two key challenges that have tested the bloc’s credibility.
Myanmar to send representative to regional summit for first time …
WEB1 day ago · Representatives from the different Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pose for a group photo at the Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Vientiane, Laos on Tuesday, Oct 8, 2024.
ASEAN summit to discuss Myanmar, South China Sea
WEB13 hours ago · Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will meet in Vientiane on Wednesday, with the main agenda expected to be Myanmar's ongoing civil war and mounting tensions in the South China Sea, where several ASEAN members face territorial challenges from China. The meeting will be the first ...
Southeast Asian summit to seek progress on Myanmar civil war
WEB11 hours ago · Oct 9, 2024. Vientiane, Laos –. Southeast Asian leaders will hold talks with a Myanmar junta representative at a summit on Wednesday as they try to kick-start faltering diplomatic efforts to ...
ASEAN holds summit in Laos as Thailand floats new plan for Myanmar …
WEB13 hours ago · Southeast Asian leaders met in Laos on Wednesday for a summit expected to find ways of tackling a worsening civil war in Myanmar, with Thailand set to propose a new path for a political solution ...
Myanmar crisis dominates ASEAN summit | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
WEB13 hours ago · The Association of Southeast Asian Nations' series of meetings got underway in Laos on Wednesday. On the agenda: How to break the impasse in Myanmar, where fighting between the military and pro ...
South China Sea, Myanmar on Agenda as Blinken Heads to Laos
WEB10 hours ago · 2:29. A US delegation led by Secretary of State Antony Blinken will raise concerns with Asian leaders over growing South China Sea tensions and the civil war in Myanmar at a regional summit in ...
Myanmar won't be allowed to lead Association of Southeast Asian Nations ...
WEBSep 5, 2023 · Myanmar won’t take over the rotating leadership of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as scheduled in 2026, in the latest blow to efforts by its ruling generals to gain international recognition after violently seizing power in 2021.
Southeast Asian nations cautiously optimistic of progress on Myanmar …
WEBJan 29, 2024 · China’s increasingly assertive posture in the South China Sea and escalating violence in Myanmar have topped the agenda for Southeast Asian diplomats in Laos, with the Laotian foreign minister expressing guarded optimism that progress could be made this year on both acrimonious issues.
ASEAN foreign ministers back 'Myanmar-owned and led' solution …
WEBJan 29 (Reuters) - Southeast Asian foreign ministers on Monday pressed for an end to Myanmar's bloody conflict and expressed unity in their backing for a regional peace plan and a...