Energy crisis front and center as ASEAN leaders prepare for summit
Leaders will also weigh an oil-sharing framework as the Middle East conflict leaves Asian countries scrambling for alternative supplies.
- On Thursday and Friday, leaders and ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations gathered in Cebu City, Philippines, to address regional energy and food security amid supply disruptions caused by the Middle East crisis.
- Disruptions to energy flows and trade routes from the Middle East conflict prompted Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro to urge stronger crisis coordination and institutional readiness during Thursday's opening meetings.
- Draft documents indicate ministers hope to ratify an oil-sharing framework agreement, while AFP reports the bloc will call for "secure and open sea lanes" to ensure unimpeded vessel and aircraft transit.
- Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet agreed on Thursday to task their foreign ministers with measures aimed at "restoring trust and gradually rebuilding our bilateral relations" following border disputes.
- Amid US-China rivalry, ASEAN leaders renew calls for a 2026 South China Sea code of conduct, though analyst Don McLain Gill warns that planning to cushion economic fallout may overshadow other regional issues.
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Southeast Asian nations start summit, aiming to tackle energy crisis
Thai, Cambodian leaders to meet on sidelines amid ceasefire Chair Philippines says ASEAN must strengthen crisis coordination ASEAN to call for opening of Strait of Hormuz Bloc will also frame regional response on oil supplies Myanmar seeks ASEAN detente under new army-backed government CEBU, Philippines — Conflicts far beyond Southeast Asia are expected to dominate meetings of the regional ASEAN bloc that began on […] The post Southeast Asian na…
Energy crisis front and centre as ASEAN leaders start summit
CEBU, Philippines, May 7 (Reuters) - Conflicts far beyond Southeast Asia are expected to dominate discussions of leaders of the regional ASEAN bloc meeting in the Philippines, with the Middle East crisis posing significant challenges for its fuel import-dependent economies.
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