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Raisi calls for efforts to expand of Iran-ASEAN cooperation

Raisi calls for efforts to expand of Iran-ASEAN cooperation

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says Iran and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should seriously pursue the objectives set for the expansion of bilateral cooperation. Raisi made the remarks in Jakarta on Wednesday …

ASEAN-US summit to be held on May 12-13

ASEAN-US summit to be held on May 12-13

The US-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit will be held in Washington on May 12-13, the White House spokesperson, Jen Psaki said. The statement, published on the website of the department, clarifies that the …

ASEAN calls for ceasefire in Ukraine

ASEAN calls for ceasefire in Ukraine

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is ready to promote a peaceful dialogue between all the parties to the conflict in Ukraine. This is stated in the statement of the foreign ministers of the countries of the organization. …

ASEAN issues statement on situation around Ukraine

ASEAN issues statement on situation around Ukraine

The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are deeply concerned about the development of the situation in Ukraine and the fighting in that country. This is stated in a joint ministerial statement posted today …

UK to host G7 foreign and development ministers in December

UK to host G7 foreign and development ministers in December

Britain will host foreign and development ministers from the G7 group of industrialised nations and from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a summit in Liverpool from Dec. 10 to Dec. 12, it said on Monday. The summit …

Russia ousts China and USA from South-East Asia

Russia ousts China and USA from South-East Asia

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s much-publicized tagline for the homegrown Sputnik vaccines — “reliable as a Kalashnikov assault rifle” — seems to bear a special connotation for Southeast Asia, …

Asia-Pacific nations sign world's biggest free-trade agreement

Asia-Pacific nations sign world's biggest free-trade agreement

Fifteen nations in the Asia-Pacific region have entered into the world's largest free-trade agreement, which they hope will accelerate the recovery of their economies, ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, DW reports. The Regional …

Majority of ASEAN leaders ignore summit with U.S.

Majority of ASEAN leaders ignore summit with U.S.

Leaders of seven of ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have skipped the ASEAN-U.S. summit, which is held on November 2-4 in Thailand’s capital of Bangkok. The leaders of only three countries …

Lavrov and Cavusoglu meet in Thailand

Lavrov and Cavusoglu meet in Thailand

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on the sidelines of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers meeting in …

ASEAN’s priority: China

ASEAN’s priority: China

This is realpolitik ASEAN has to face. Chinese Premier Li Leqiang’s presence at the summits of ASEAN leaders and their meetings with their trading partners in Singapore this week will have a decisive and direct impact on the outcomes of …